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Tigerair Australia has named one of its Airbus A320s after Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith to celebrate the extension of the airline’s sponsorship deal with the National Rugby League club for five more years. Smith, who in addition to leading the Storm is also a Queensland and Australian representative and considered one of the greatest players

Airnorth’s new Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport services to Melbourne and Cairns will be supported by a codeshare agreement with Qantas. The Darwin-based regional carrier is already a codeshare partner with Qantas, which itself flies between Sydney and Wellcamp, located just outside Toowoomba. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Thai Airways looks set to the be second Airbus A350 operator to Australia with flights to Melbourne scheduled to feature the next generation widebody from July. A report from the Airline Route website said the Star Alliance member opened reservations for its Bangkok-Melbourne service with the A350 over the weekend. This content is available exclusively

Qantas’s international network has achieved a double-digit increase in passenger numbers in January, as the boost in capacity in the month was more than met by market demand. The Flying Kangaroo’s overseas flying carried 618,000 passengers in January, up 13.3 per cent from the prior corresponding period, figures from Qantas’s monthly traffic figures released on Monday