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Qantas passenger numbers recovered in November, backing up claims by management that the airline had bounced back from a dire October that saw its fleet grounded amid labour strife. Domestic passenger numbers for the Flying Kangaroo were still down 1.3 per cent from November 2010, but that was a marked improvement from October when domestic

Virgin Australia has launched extra weekday flights between Mackay and Brisbane and has opened its first ever lounge at Mackay Airport. The extra services, which will be available from March 5, will bring to 78 Virgin’s weekly flights between Mackay and the Queensland capital, giving it two more flights per day on the route than

Virgin Australia has entered another agreement with a biofuel company as it searches for ways to cut fuel costs. The memorandum of understanding with Australian company Licella will support the commercialisation of a process that could make aviation fuel out of biological waste. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

Skywest Airlines has announced plans to add five ATR 72-600 turboprops to the regional fleet it operates on behalf of Virgin Australia. Skywest already operates four 68-seat ATR 72-500s for Virgin on routes out of Brisbane and Sydney. It expects to take delivery of four 68-seat 72-600s, early next year. The latest five ATR 72-600s