Jetstar will base a further five Airbus A320s and two A330s at its Singapore hub by the end of the year. The additional capacity will allow Jetstar to launch daily A330 Singapore-Beijing services from November 24, three times weekly Singapore-Ningbo A320 services from September 9, four times weekly Singapore-Hanoi A320 services from December 15, plus
Tiger Airways has made a written commitment to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) concerning the refunding of tickets for its suspended services and how it communicates with affected passengers. “The ACCC decision to accept this commitment from Tiger Airways provides clarity to affected consumers and ensures that they are not left out of
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published a preliminary report into the June 30 missed approach by a Tiger Airways A320 at Avalon Airport, during which it descended 400ft below the published minimum safe altitude for the area. The aircraft, registration VH-VNC, callsign ‘Go Cat 6207′ was operating a flight from Sydney to Avalon
Qantas engineers will hold a “one minute work stoppage” this Friday, in order to validate its original ballot for Protected Industrial Action (PIA) before it expires on July 22. The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) had previously cancelled nationwide strike action on July 4, following CASA’s grounding of Tiger Airways on July 1. However,
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has criticised the federal government’s new carbon tax, saying fuel hikes of six cents per litre “will add millions of dollars to regional operators’ costs”. “The Prime Minister claims that the carbon tax is aimed at the big polluters, but the regional aviation industry contributes around 0.2 per
Qantas pilots have overwhelmingly voted in favour of protected industrial action following the failure to reach a resolution over a new Qantas Long Haul Pilots Agreement, with the pilot union demanding a contentious “Qantas flight/Qantas pilot clause” be part of the agreement. The ballot, which saw 89 per cent of eligible pilots participate, saw 94