Regional Express announced on December 18 that it has leased two Saab 340Bs to Thai regional carrier SGA Airlines. The aircraft are expected to be delivered on January 5. SGA Airlines is affiliated with low cost carrier Nok Air, and operates services from Chiang Mai to Mae Honson and Udon Thani. This content is available
Jetstar will now accept Universal Air Travel Plan and Diners Club cards as forms of payment for customers in the Asia Pacific region. UATP and Diners Club payment methods are particularly popular with businesses and corporate travellers, and this move represent further expansion of Jetstar’s distribution channels. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Fresh from signing a new agreement with Chevron Australia to provide aviation services to support the massive Gorgon LNG project off the coast of Western Australia, Cobham Aviation Services Australia has signed agreements with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to lease two additional Avro RJ100s and extend the lease on a BAe 146-300 already operated by
Professional engineers at Qantas are set to commence work stoppages as they step up their campaign for better recognition and fatigue management systems as part of new negotiations for a new enterprise bargaining agreement. The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) says that engineers working at Qantas heavy maintenance facilities in Brisbane,
China Southern Airlines has announced that it will extend its additional services currently being operated on the Sydney-Guangzhou route over the Christmas season to March 27 due to strong demand. The airline is currently operating daily services on the route, which were to have been reduced to the regular five times weekly schedule from February
Infrastructure & Transport Minister Anthony Albanese publicly released the long awaited National Aviation Policy White Paper, entitled Flight Path to the Future on December 16, revealing few surprises. “The government’s aim is to give industry the certainty and incentive to plan and invest for the long term, to maintain and improve aviation safety and security