Virgin Australia flight VA87 has taken off from Melbourne bound for Hong Kong, marking the start of what chief executive John Borghetti describes as the airline’s Asian expansion. The flight, operated by Airbus A330-200 VH-XFD, pushed back from the gate at about 0940 Wednesday morning, taking off on Runway 34 just after 1000 with Borghetti,
Regional carrier Jetgo is adding a second route from the Wagga Wagga with flights to the Gold Coast set to take off from August 2. Jetgo started flying between Wagga Wagga and Brisbane in February 2017 and Jetgo managing director for airlines Paul Brederick said the passenger numbers in the five months since it launched
Qantas says it expects to have up to 10 aircraft equipped with onboard internet wi-fi by September. The airline says it has installed wi-fi equipment on a second Boeing 737-800, VH-XZC, as it progresses with the rollout of the technology that made its debut in April on VH-XZB. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Virgin Australia has reaffirmed expectations of an improved financial showing and positive free cash flow for the 2016/17 financial year. The airline group provided the updated earnings guidance in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Monday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
China Southern plans to operate year-round nonstop flights between Cairns and its Guangzhou hub from December 2017. Cairns Airport, which announced the new service, said the Skyteam alliance member would fly the route three flights a week. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest
The inaugural twice-weekly Fiji Airways Nadi-Adelaide service touched down on Friday night. Operated by Boeing 737-800 DQ-FJN, flight FJ961 departed Nadi at 4:40pm local time on Friday, landing in Adelaide a little over six hours later at 8:07pm local time. The return flight FJ960 departed Adelaide at 10:20pm local, landing back in Nadi at 5:36am Saturday.