Air New Zealand celebrated 10 years of flying to San Francisco on June 30. Services commenced on June 30 2004 with three flights per week from Auckland, and is now a daily service. Further, the airline says it plans to expand it further to 10 flights per week from mid-December until March 2015, with additional
Jetstar commenced services between Melbourne and Ayers Rock Airport (Uluru) on June 29, with the inaugural flight JQ 664 departing Tullamarine with a full load. “We’ve seen a really positive response from travellers since we announced these flights in March and bookings remain strong,” Jetstar Australia and New Zealand CEO David Hall said in a
Regional Express has been unsuccessful in proceedings it brought against the Dubbo City Council in the NSW Land & Environment Court. The airline had argued that it should not have to pay screening charges or be forced to pass the costs of doing so at Dubbo Airport on to its passengers. This content is available
Jetstar has confirmed it is axing flights between Brisbane and Hamilton Island from October 20. “Unfortunately, the route (which is one of the shortest on our network) has dropped in performance during the past 12 months,” a Jetstar spokesperson confirmed in a June 20 statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Virgin Australia has announced it will expand its carbon offset program by launching a new partnership with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy. Established in 2001, the Tasmanian Land Conservancy is a science–based, not-for-profit environmental organisation which actively manages over 30,000 hectares of land annually for nature conservation, providing a safe haven for a host of rare
Queen Elizabeth has formally opened the newly refurbished Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport. The terminal re-commenced operations on June 4, and will become the home of the Star Alliance group of 23 airlines. It has been dubbed ‘Terminal 2: the Queen’s Terminal’ in recognition of her opening it. This content is available exclusively to Australian