Category: Airlines

Skywest Airlines has recorded a profit of S$3.179m (A$2.46m) for the 2008/09 financial year, a 65 per cent drop on the previous year’s result. The profit came on revenues of S$180.85m (A$140.34m), down two per cent ,while costs increased by two per cent to S$90.17m (A$69.97m). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Virgin Blue has hit back at claims by the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) that the airline is being lax with its maintenance practices following an incident on a Boeing 737-800 which was taxiing at Melbourne Airport on October 20. According to newspaper reports, ALAEA federal secretary Steve Purvinas claimed that one of the

The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics has recorded that domestic passenger numbers increased by 0.4 per cent during August, compared to the same month last year. The growth in passenger numbers increased revenue passenger kilometres by 0.7 per cent, while capacity in available seat kilometres was down by 3.1 per cent and available

Cathay Pacific has taken delivery of this Boeing 777-300ER featuring the oneworld livery to commemorate the alliance’s 10th anniversary. Boeing delivered the aircraft to lessor BOC Aviation and Cathay at its Everett plant on October 17. It is Cathay Pacific’s 12th 777-300ER and its 29th 777. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.