Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) new service to Canberra and Wellington has joined a growing number of flights in the Asia Pacific region operating as “green routes” featuring more efficient operations on the ground and in the air. Airservices said on Thursday these measures, outlined by the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE), helped reduce
Virgin Australia’s two new Chinese shareholders have nominated their representatives for the airline group’s board. Shareholders will vote on the election of the new directors at Virgin’s annual general meeting in Brisbane on November 16. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this
Brisbane West Wellcamp will have a regular cargo link with Asia from November when Cathay Pacific adds the Southern Queensland airport to its Australian freighter network. The start of the once weekly service comes a year after Cathay operated a one-off freighter flight to Wellcamp on November 23 2015 and is yet another step forward
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is investing further in the Australian market with the introduction of fully-flat business class seats to Brisbane. The Star Alliance member and Virgin Australia partner plans to replace an Airbus A330-300 with a Boeing 777-200ER on one of its daily Singapore-Brisbane rotations from Sunday October 30. This content is available exclusively to
Air New Zealand is hoping Australia will be the goose that lays the golden egg as the airline launches a new marketing push to grow passenger numbers from this side of the Tasman travelling to the Americas via its Auckland hub. The Star Alliance member has enlisted the voice of Australian actor Bryan Brown in
Virgin Australia says a proposed new codeshare arrangement between Qantas and Air Niugini will erode competition and should be rejected. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on