iscoverPacific Blue has become the third Australian carrier to request an allocation of additional capacity on the Indonesia route following the recent doubling of available seats under a new bilateral agreement between Indonesia and Australia. In an application to the International Air Services Commission (IASC), Pacific Blue seeks an additional 2340 seats each week for
The Qantas Group has announced a major restructuring of the management of Jetstar, which it says will position the low cost carrier group for future growth across the Asian region. Under the changes, current Jetstar CEO Bruce Buchanan has been appointed to the role of group chief executive officer for Jetstar, under which he will
Cathay Pacific has announced that it plans to order A350-900s and exercise options on 777-300ERs after it recorded a major jump in profit. The Hong Kong based carrier and its Dragonair subsidiary announced that during the first half of 2010 that it earned a profit of HK$6.84bn (A$966m), a massive 724.4 per cent increase on
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has expressed its concern that the major political parties are ignoring the transport issues faced by regional communities across Australia. “Regional aviation businesses including regional airlines, freight and general aviation businesses are an essential part of Australia’s national infrastructure and yet we have heard nothing from either the
Strategic Airlines’ inaugural service from Brisbane to Port Hedland and Denpasar took off on August 3, with the airline already looking to add more frequency to the route. The Brisbane based airline is operating an Airbus A320 on the route, which is configured with 12 business and 144 economy seats. Flights currently depart Brisbane every
Virgin Blue commenced flights from Sydney to Uluru on August 2, marking the airline’s first foray into the red centre. The inaugural service was operated by a Boeing 737-800 with a range of travel industry guests, media and commercial customers on board. The regular daily services are operated by Embraer E-190s. This content is available
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