SilkAir operates the 737-800 to Cairns and Darwin. (Andrew Belczacki)

SilkAir begins daily flights to Cairns

June 4, 2019 2 comment

Singapore Airlines’ regional carrier SilkAir has increased capacity on Singapore-Cairns by 40 per cent with the start of daily services on the route.

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A pair of Airbus A330s from Cathay Pacific and Qantas at Sydney Airport. (Rob Finlayson)

Qantas to appeal Cathay Pacific codeshare rejection

June 3, 2019 2 comment

Qantas will seek to reverse a draft ruling from Australia regulators denying the airline approval to allow Cathay Pacific to codeshare on flight between Australia and Hong Kong.

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Silkair flight MI811, operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 9V-MBC arrives at Cairns Airport in January 2018. (Andrew Belczacki)

Airlines expecting gradual return of Boeing 737 MAX

June 3, 2019 1 comment

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong says approval from pilots, regulators and passengers is needed for SilkAir’s Boeing 737 MAX 8s to resume operations.

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International Air Transport Association director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac. (IATA)

IATA downgrades profit forecast for calendar 2019

June 2, 2019 0 comment

Airlines are collectively expected to post a decline in profit for the first time in three years in 2019 as trade tensions, rising fuel prices and a slumping cargo markets take their toll on the bottom line. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Sunday it expected airlines to earn US$28 billion in net

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Airlines are expected to post a 10th decade of profitability in 2018. (Rob Finlayson)

Aviation leaders gathering in Seoul for IATA AGM amid cloudy outlook

June 1, 2019 0 comment

Some 1,000 aviation executives are heading Seoul after a difficult start to 2019 due to trade tensions, high fuel prices and a slumping cargo market.

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Emma Mahoney – from aircraft engineer to teaching engineering.

Engineering change – in the footsteps of pioneers

June 1, 2019 1 comment

This story on Aviation Australia instructor/assessor for mechanical Emma Mahoney first appeared in the May 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.

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