iscoverSydney Swans footballer Adam Goodes has become Qantas’s latest ‘ambassador’. CEO Alan Joyce said that Qantas has a commitment to promoting cultural diversity and raising the profile of Indigenous culture. “We are honoured that Adam, as one of the most respected and prominent Indigenous Australians, will now be working with us towards these goals,” he said.
Airnorth is adding more services on the Darwin-Townsville route, with a new Sunday service added to its existing four-weekly schedule from June 1. “We are overwhelmed by the level of support we have received for this route,” said Michael Bridge, Airnorth’s CEO. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member
Virgin Australia will introduce services between Perth and Paraburdoo from November 21. The airline will operate return services every Thursday and Friday using Fokker 100s. The addition of Paraburdoo, which has been served solely by Qantas to this point, comes after Virgin Australia announced increases to its Karratha-Perth services, bringing to 100 the number of
Aviation training organisation Aviation Australia and FIFO operator Alliance Airlines will enhance their joint training efforts under a memorandum of understanding signed between the parties this week. The MoU will see Alliance agreeing to employ up to seven graduates of Aviation Australia’s Aeroskills training program as apprentices in 2014 and the placement into storage of
A United 747-400 departing Sydney on October 20 suffered tyre failure on takeoff, remarkably captured here by Australian Aviation reader Quoc Mach Nguyen. The aircraft, operating UA840 with 227 passengers and 14 crew aboard, returned to Sydney one and a half hours later after dumping fuel. The emergency landing and closure of the runway as
Scoot has brought forward its launch of services to Perth by one week to December 12, due, the low-cost airline says, to “massive interest” after announcing the new services last week. “Buoyed by a huge number of bookings received since sales opened last Wednesday, Scoot will now operate four additional flights starting on 12th December. These
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