Category: Airlines

Start up charter airline JetGo Australia will lease an Embraer ERJ-135 for use in fly-in fly-out (FIFO) services targeting the natural resource and mining sectors, Embraer has announced. Delivery of the 37-seat jet is scheduled for the end of February. JetGo said it would use the jet for charter services from eastern seaboard cities to

Qantas will slash  500 jobs and launch a review of maintenance operations likely to lead to more cuts and the shutting of maintenance facilities after announcing an 83 per cent drop in half yearly profits today. The airline said its underlying pre-tax profits for the six months ending December 31 fell to $202 million, down

AirAsia X was forced to make a number of changes to flightcrew procedures and training programs after a pair of operational non-compliances during approaches to Gold Coast Airport in May 2010, the ATSB said in a report released on Friday. According to the report, an AirAsia X A330-343E was making a non-precision instrument approach to

Virgin Australia is set to become the official domestic airline of V8 Supercars. As part of a partnership announced Monday, Virgin will transport V8 Supercar staff and the majority of teams to the 15 Australian supercar events as well as the one event in New Zealand. The airline said it would offer fans a range