Virgin Australia, Brisbane Airport and SkyNRG have announced plans for a feasibility study into establishing a “bioport” at Brisbane Airport, with the aim of allowing aircraft to be fuelled with sustainable biofuels. A memorandum of understanding will see the three parties undertake a feasibility study, expected to take 12 months, which “will involve researching the
In a significant speech to the finance community, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has taken the opportunity to review the airline’s transformation in what he described as an “immense” achievement, while remaining cautious about costs and full-year results. “The level of activity and achievement has been immense. If you take just the month of April we’ve
Emirates is to increase capacity to Asia with the introduction of a second daily A380 service to Bangkok and a fourth daily schedule to Hong Kong. Both additional services will begin on October 27. EK372 will depart Dubai at 0940 and arrive in Bangkok at 1840, with the return EK373 departing Bangkok at 2040 and
Japan Airlines has announced it will become the first international carrier to introduce the 787 to Sydney when it begins services from Tokyo with the new aircraft on December 1. The 787s will replace larger capacity 777s on the daily JL771/772 service in a move that will likely put it head-to-head with Jetstar’s 787s. While Jetstar
The operators of Darwin Airport will invest up to $75 million to upgrade its terminal facilities, a move welcomed by the major airlines as domestic and international competition hots up. The project will see three new aircraft parking bays, some 11,000 square metres of additional floor space and investment by the major airlines in new
Two of the highest profile airline accidents/incidents in the last decade will feature prominently at Safeskies 2013, to be held at the Realm Hotel in Canberra from October 15 to 17. As a case study in line with the Conference theme – People and Technology – Chief International Affairs and Communication of the French accident