iscoverAir New Zealand passengers will be able to use their handheld portable electronic devices in non-transmitting mode for the entire duration of their flights from July 16 after approval was granted by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority. The airline says it will allow the use of tablets, smartphones, e-readers and mp3 players during all
Low cost carrier Tigerair Australia has asked the National Competition Council (NCC) to recommend that the ‘Domestic Terminal Service’ provided by Sydney Airport at its domestic Terminal 2 be ‘declared’ under Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. If approved by the designated Commonwealth Minister within the 180 day period in which a
Former Ansett Airlines CEO and Chairman, Graeme McMahon died on July 1 aged 73 after a long battle with cancer. Mr McMahon started work in the mail room of Ansett in 1956 and rose to the top positions before retiring in 1996. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member
A Qantas Airbus A380 operating a flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne was forced to turn back on Tuesday night after a water pipe ruptured. The aircraft – reported as VH-OQD – was operating QF94 and was an hour into its flight to Melbourne when the pipe burst. Passengers reported an increasing amount of water
Qantas and Airnorth have announced their codeshare agreement will be extended to include Airnorth’s new services between Darwin and Cairns via Gove from August 18. The two airlines already codeshare on Airnorth’s services Darwin and Dili, Mount Isa, Gold Coast, Townsville, Port Hedland and Karratha (via Broome). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Pan-Asian low cost carrier AirAsia is making a second play at establishing its low-cost carrier franchise in Japan. In teaming with Japanese companies Octave Japan Infrastructure Fund, Rakuten, Noevir Holdings, and Alpen, AirAsia hopes to quickly re-establish itself in the Japanese market after a failed 2012/13 joint-venture with ANA. Following the withdrawal of AirAsia from the
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