iscoverVirgin Australia’s $100 million purchase of Skywest Airlines has been approved by the Singapore High Court, clearing the way for the deal to go forward. The transaction, earlier approved by Skywest shareholders, is due to take effect on April 11. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
Qantas’ plans to increase coordination between its growing stable of Jetstar joint ventures across Asia has received regulatory approval even as Virgin Australia’s bid to take over Tiger Airways appears in question. In Tuesday’s ruling, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it would allow Jetstar and its offshoots in Sinapore, Vietnam, Japan and Hong
The Centre for Aviation – CAPA – has added ‘CAPA Fleets’ to its growing list of product offerings – a database that details some 51,000 aircraft worldwide. The product is being pitched as a “new generation fleet database for professionals who require the most accurate and reliable fleet data, without a gold plated price tag”.
Virgin’a Australia’s acquisition of Skywest Airlines has been approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board, clearing another hurdle for the deal to go forward. Skywest shareholders last week approved the deal, which would see Virgin purchase 100 per cent of Skywest’s issued share capital. Under the agreement, Skywest would become a part of the Virgin
Jetstar Japan has taken delivery of its 10th A320, the 100th Airbus aircraft delivered to carriers in a country that has long been a stronghold of rival Boeing. Airbus said its growing footprint in Japan had been driven by low-cost carriers. Along with Jetstar, AirAsia Japan and Peach Aviation both operate all-Airbus fleets. The partly
Fijian carrier Air Pacific has rolled out the first of the new Airbus A330s that will carry forward the airline’s re-branding as Fiji Airways. The aircraft, featuring a livery designed around traditional Fijian symbols, will begin commercial services on April 2, two months ahead of the airline’s planned relaunch. This content is available exclusively to
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