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Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says the restrictions of the Qantas Sale Act should be debated, saying they are a “set of handcuffs” that competitor Virgin Australia doesn’t have to wear. “We all, as Australians, need to carefully consider whether we retain restrictions on shareholdings on Australian companies, and if we do in the national interest,

Hawaiian Airlines says its first 12 months of its three-times-weekly Honolulu-Brisbane services has “exceeded expectations” “Hawaiian Airlines anticipated an approximate 41,000 seats would be added to both travel markets from the route,” the airline said in a statement. “However, due to popular demand, Hawaiian Airlines has already transported more than 65,000 passengers between Brisbane and

Construction of new hangar and support facilities for the Navy’s forthcoming MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Seahawk helicopters at HMAS Albatross, Nowra has commenced with a ceremonial sod turning by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence Darren Chester, Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Ray Griggs and Colonel Noel Beutel, acting Director General Capital Facility and Infrastructure, earlier this week. Defence

Eithad has announced it is replacings its 292-seat Airbus A340-600s with 328-seat Boeing 777-300ERs on its daily Melbourne-Abu Dhabi services from December 1. The aircraft upgauging increases Etihad’s seat capacity on the route, which partner Virgin Australia codeshares on, by 12 per cent as well as significantly boosting freight capacity. This content is available exclusively

Eagle Copters Australasia has launched helicopter leasing and sales operations from its Coffs Harbour Airport base, the company announced on Wednesday. Privately-owned Eagle Copters Australasia has been set up as a sister company to Calgary, Canada-based Eagle Copters Ltd, which offers helicopter leasing, sales, completions, maintenance, repair and overhaul and support services, and has developed its

Qantas will upgrade the cabin interiors of 30 Airbus A330s at its Brisbane heavy maintenance base, CEO Alan Joyce has announced. Joyce, in Brisbane on Wednesday to open a $30 million hangar upgrade, said the A330 interior refit program will run from late 2014 through to mid 2016. This content is available exclusively to Australian