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From August 15 Virgin Australia will introduce nonstop services between Melbourne and Hamilton Island. The airline will operate 737-800s with eight business class and 168 economy class seats and will become the first airline to offer business class on the route since 2004. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) and Virgin Australia have reached an agreement that supports the development of critical infrastructure at Brisbane Airport. Significantly, the agreement breaks the deadlock between the BAC and airlines over the development on a new parallel runway, and paves the way for a broader strategic relationship between the airport and Virgin Australia.

Jetstar will introduce flights between Perth and the Indonesian island of Lombok from September 24. 
The new route will be the first nonstop service from Australia to the emerging tourism destination and becomes the airline’s 15th international destination and fifth to Indonesia. “The size and scale of Jetstar allows us to open new routes and

Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first A320 equipped with fuel-saving wingtip Sharklets at a ceremony during the 50th Paris Airshow on Monday. Airbus launched the Sharklet in November 2009, with Air New Zealand becoming the first to commit to the fuel saving devices. So far more than 70 Sharklet aircraft have been