VH-ZNH will bear a “GO AUSTRALIA” decal on either side to mark the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the Flying Kangaroo once again serving as the official carrier of both Australia’s teams.
The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has issued a draft determination proposing to grant 2,320 seats of passenger capacity per week to Jetstar, and knock back Virgin’s application for 2,464 seats. The decision would allow Jetstar to launch 10 new Bali services per week.
The airline confirmed the travel agent will continue to operate as an independent business, but founders Norm Black and Richard Johnston will depart.
The A330-300, registered B-HLV, was on 28 July 2020 the first of more than 85 Cathay Pacific aircraft to be mothballed in Alice Springs. B-HLV finally left Australia last week, and is now undergoing hangar maintenance checks in Hong Kong before returning to full service.
Starting next year, training company UPRT Australia, with the support of QBE Insurance, will provide the training to Sharp Airlines pilots in a bid to reduce risk of loss of control inflight, said to be the leading cause of aviation fatalities around the world.
VH-OYF landed in Melbourne on the evening of 10 June following a ferry flight from Toulouse via Muscat and Kuala Lumpur, and will undergo standard checks and modifications before entering service within the next few days. The airline’s 12th NEO, VH-OYK, arrived on 2 June.