Virgin Australia hopes an improved online check-in system will save passengers time and will be more user-friendly. The airline unveiled a new check-in system for domestic flights on Tuesday for use on smartphones, tablet devices and computers. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this
The first Air New Zealand Link Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 has been repainted in Air New Zealand’s new corporate colours. ZK-NEQ is the first of 23 Q300s operated by Air New Zealand’s fully-owned Air Nelson regional subsidiary to be repainted in the new black and white colours. Want to see more stories from trusted news
Qantas is again offering direct flights to Taiwan after announcing a deal that will see it place its QF code on China Airlines flights from Brisbane and Sydney to Taipei from October. China Airlines flies four times a week between Sydney and Taipei and operates Brisbane-Taipei three days a week. Qantas said there would be up
Much of Virgin Australia’s 2013/14 results presentation on Friday is expected to centre on the financial performance of its budget arm Tigerair Australia. Virgin purchased 60 per cent of Tigerair Australia in October 2012 from Tigerair Holdings based in Singapore, which held onto the remaining 40 per cent. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Virgin Australia and Qantas have both announced they have received approval to allow their passengers to use personal electronic devices such as smartphones and iPads ‘gate-to-gate’. Both airlines announced on Monday evening that they had received the necessary CASA approvals to allow passengers to use personal hand-held electronic devices weighing less than 1kg during all phases of their flight,
Regional carrier Jetgo’s first Embraer ERJ-140 has emerged from the paintshop sporting the airline’s colours and is undergoing final checks and awaiting the installation of some avionics upgrades before making its way to Australia. The Embraer ERJ-140LR, registration VH-ZJG, is at Republic Airlines’ facility in the US state of Kentucky having completed its paint job and