Hannah Dowling

Jetstar Pacific is set to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines after Qantas confirmed that it intends to offload its minority stake in the carrier “in the coming months”.

A GoFundMe page has been launched in order to raise money for the wife and young children of Andy Shepherd, an experienced pilot and engineer who was tragically killed in a lightweight plane crash last month. Shepherd was 44 years old when his home-built Osprey 2 amphibious aircraft crashed into a backyard in the Hunter

Auckland Airport is banning family reunions at arrivals as part of new measures to mitigate an increase in passenger numbers caused by the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions.

Rex aims to rival Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia by expanding its network to service capital cities by early next year.

The new $298 million regional aviation bailout announced by the federal government on Saturday “ignores” the ground handling industry, according to Cabin Services Australia, dnata, Menzies Aviation and Swissport.

Regional Express (Rex) and the Airlines for Australia and New Zealand industry group have both welcomed Saturday’s $298 million government bailout for the regional airline industry.