Category: Airlines

Cobham grows unpaved operations
Airlines

Cobham Aviation Services president Peter Nottage says the ability to serve remote mining centres with unpaved runways using jet aircraft provides its mining clients with a faster and more efficient service. The fly-in/fly-out and charter operator has five jet aircraft – three BAe 146s and two Avro RJ85s – that are dedicated to operating on

Air NZ establishes new regional general manager Australia role
Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand plans to boost its sales presence in Australia with a new regional general manager role as the airline seeks to carry more long-haul passengers from this side of the Tasman through its Auckland hub. The Star Alliance member plans to grow its international capacity by 14-15 per cent in 2015/16 – the bulk

Jetstar expands Avalon network with new Adelaide and Hobart flights
Airlines

Jetstar will add flights from Avalon to Hobart and Adelaide from March 2016 as part of its commitment to increase flying from Melbourne’s second airport. 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

PNG Air Dash 8 repainted
Airlines

A PNG Air Dash 8-100 has emerged from a Cairns paintshop sporting the airline’s new livery. The turboprop P2-MCT, which previously flew for North Queensland-based Skytrans, came out of the hangar on December 3 and completed a test flight the next day before it was ferried to Port Moresby on Saturday December 5. This content

Jetstar under investigation from ATSB and CASA over two serious incidents
Airlines

The ATSB and CASA are investigating two Jetstar incidents relating to passenger loading and weight calculations, including one that “required an almost full aft control input” to get the aircraft airborne on takeoff. The first incident related to a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Perth on October 29 operated by Airbus A321 VH-VWT, where the

ACCC approves Virgin-Etihad alliance until 2020
Airlines

Australia’s competition regulator has approved the alliance between Virgin Australia and Etihad for a further five years. 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 this device. If you

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