Long-time Airnorth chief executive Michael Bridge has stepped down after 17 years leading the Australian regional carrier. Bridge has been succeeded as chief executive by deputy chief executive Daniel Bowden, Airnorth said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this
Virgin Australia has extended its long-term partnership up with Travelport, which will also include an improved presentation of its products and services to travel agents. The airline has signed an agreement to use Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding Solution, Travelport said in a statement on Monday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Alliance Aviation Services is closing its Brisbane heavy maintenance base and will send its all-Fokker fleet to Europe for their regular heavy checks as part of cost-saving measures. The heavy maintenance checks will be undertaken at Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Technik Bratislava, which started working on Alliance aircraft in April when the company ended heavy maintenance
Cathay Pacific chief executive Ivan Chu says there may be enough of a first class market in Australia for the airline to consider offering its top cabin product on some flights to Sydney. Currently, all of Cathay’s Australian services are operated with aircraft featuring a three-class cabin of business, premium economy and economy. This content
Falling passenger numbers have prompted Regional Express (Rex) to issue a profit downgrade less than a month before handing down its 2014/15 full year financial results. 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?
Hong Kong Airlines will expand its network into Australia with charter services to the Gold Coast and Cairns over a three-month period between January and March 2016. The flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays via a Hong Kong-Gold Coast-Cairns-Hong Kong routing. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member