Category: Airlines

Regional Express (Rex) has added a Saab 340 aircraft to its Townsville base and is setting its sights on growth in Queensland following the shutdown of Skytrans. The aircraft brings to 52 the number of Saab 340s in the Rex fleet, the airline said in a statement on Friday. This content is available exclusively to

Skyteam’s third lounge – and first in Asia – has officially opened in Sydney following a ribbon cutting ceremony. While the airline alliance’s Sydney lounge has been operational since late December, the Skyteam airline members formally declared the facility open on Friday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Virgin Blue’s red, white and blue livery has been consigned to history. The last aircraft to fly in the old Virgin Blue colours, Boeing 737-800 VH-VUL, has entered the Townsville paintshop from which it will emerge in a few weeks bearing the name Virgin Australia in silver-grey print on the side of an all-white fuselage. This content

Some Qantas passengers will have the chance to experience the wonders of virtual reality at 38,000 feet when the airline commences a three-month trial of the new Samsung Gear VR headset in February. The headsets are fitted with a Samsung smartphone pre-loaded with some promotional Qantas material such as an on-the-ground perspective of an Airbus