iscoverThe Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has called for a better deal for regional operators over how aviation fuel is taxed. In a July 7 statement, the representative body said over $300 million is raised annually from levies on aviation fuel for domestic flights in Australia, about two-thirds of which it attributed to the
Qantas is temporarily increasing capacity on the Sydney-Honolulu route from September by adding supplementary services and upgrading Boeing 767-300ERs to Airbus A330 equipment. “From 14 September to 27 December Qantas will upgrade the aircraft to an Airbus A330 and add A330 supplementary services on some Saturdays to cater for increased demand,” the airline said in a
The Qantas Group has signed an order for 21 more Airbus A320neos to take its A320neo Family backlog to 99, but has deferred other orders until after 2016 and to as late as 2022. The 21 aircraft order was placed in June and is on top of an order for 78 neos the airline placed
An Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 will participate in next week’s Farnborough Airshow, just days after the airline takes delivery of its first 787 on Friday. The aircraft to be displayed at Farnborough will be the fifth of 10 the New Zealand airline has on order, and will be on static display and participate in
Etihad Airways has announced it will sponsor the new Melbourne City Football Club in the Hyundai A-League for the forthcoming season which kicks off on July 29. Formerly called Melbourne Heart, the five-year sponsorship deal between Melbourne City and Etihad includes jersey naming rights as well as joint initiatives to develop junior football schools, and
The CEOs of Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines have formally joined the board of Virgin Australia. The appointments of Christopher Luxon, James Hogan and Goh Choon Phong are effective immediately, and reflect the shareholdings each of these airlines have in Virgin Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
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