Category: Airlines

CASA has granted Jetstar approval to add the 787 to its AOC, clearing the aircraft to begin passenger services with the airline. The approval follows training two CASA flying operations inspectors and two airworthiness inspectors on the 787, a review of safety issues related to the introduction into service of the new type, a demonstration

The aviation industry needs to show leadership and courage in addressing the challenges of compounding traffic growth over the next two decades, Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti has said. “Fifty per cent growth in air traffic over the next 20 years represents an additional 140 million passenger movements and we cannot simply keep doing things

Qantas founders Hudson Fysh, Paul McGinnes and Fergus McMaster are among the leading historical figures to be inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) during a gala dinner in Wagga Wagga later this month. “The inductees were people who have not only achieved incredible feats personally but have also made outstanding contributions to

Virgin Australia has begun codesharing on SilkAir flights to five Indonesian destinations – Bandung, Balikpapan, Lombok, Palembang and Solo. SilkAir, the full-service subsidiary of Virgin Australia shareholder and alliance partner Singapore Airlines, serves the Indonesian destinations via its Singapore hub. Virgin Australia already codeshares on SilkAir flights between Darwin and Singapore, and last month SilkAir