Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has said that Qantas fares will increase by 7 per cent initially to account for increasing oil costs, however, could see further price hikes in the future.
A malfunction in the main landing gear of a Jetstar Airbus A320 that was unable to fully retract was caused to a fatigue failure and a manufacturing flaw of one of the landing gear’s apex pins, the ATSB has said.
The airline's deputy chairman said his business “loves the fight” but is only defending itself so strongly because it’s a “featherweight in the heavyweight section”.
Virgin Australia has pulled out of its Sydney-Coffs Harbour route just four months after restarting the service, Australian Aviation can reveal.
According to the Dubai-based carrier, it will increase its number of weekly flights from three to four as of 1 April, and increase again to daily flights from 1 May, to keep up with steadily increasing demand.
According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's latest Airline Competition in Australia report, released on Tuesday, Virgin claimed 34 per cent of the passenger market in January, up from 33 per cent in October 2021.