Regional airline Airnorth is set to double the frequency of its Darwin to Gold Coast via Mount Isa services with the addition of a second weekly flight. Supplementing the current Thursday schedule, the new Wednesday service is due to start on February 16. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
Jetstar has been named official airline partner of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and its associated tournaments across the Asia Pacific through to 2013. “Jetstar’s ongoing expansion in Asia, today’s dominant global aviation market, presented an incredible opportunity, and its strategic new partnership with the WTA gives great leverage to the Jetstar brand, a greater
Hevilift PNG is moving to expand its fixed wing aircraft fleet, adding two ATR 42-320s to its fleet to meet growing demand in the PNG resources sector. One 45-seat ATR has already entered service on routes from the PNG capital, Port Moresby, to the resources island of Lihir, while the second is scheduled to enter
Virgin Blue Group and Skywest Airlines have signed a 10 year strategic alliance which will see VB make its long awaited entry into turboprop operating regional aviation markets. Skywest will operate up to 18 new Virgin Blue branded turboprop aircraft as part of the agreement, which will see both airlines codeshare on a number of
Virgin Blue has announced the appointment of Sankar Narayan to the position of chief financial officer following the resignation of Keith Neate in December. Narayan has previously held the positions of CFO with Astro All Asia Networks, Fairfax Media and Foxtel. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
Qantas is reportedly planning a January 17 return to the Pacific route for its A380 fleet after receiving assurances from Rolls-Royce that the aircraft’s Trent 900 engines can be operated at full thrust settings. While the carrier is yet to confirm the date, media reports say global ticketing systems have the A380 loaded on the