Category: Airlines

The number of domestic passengers and capacity continued to rise sharply in July according to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ (BITRE) latest Domestic Airline Activity report. The report shows that during July the number of domestic passengers increased by 8.3 per cent compared to the same time last year, while revenue passenger

Virgin Blue and Etihad have hit back at Qantas’s opposition to their alliance plans, claiming that the carrier has been “self-serving” in its complaints. Through a Sydney based law firm, the two airlines made a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) addressing a number of the concerns that Qantas has raised to

The merger between United and Continental Airlines will close on October 1 after shareholders of both companies approved the all-stock merger of the two airlines. Up to 98 per cent of shareholders in Continental and United parent company UAL Corporation gave their approval for the merger at separate extraordinary meetings on September 17, clearing the

Tiger Airways Australia commenced services on the Melbourne-Cairns route on September 16. The carrier is currently operating daily return services on the route, providing an additional 130,000 seats per annum between Melbourne and North Queensland. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here