Adelaide Airport Ltd (AAL), having just achieved its ambition of securing nonstop service into mainland China, will turn its attention to targeting nonstop flights to the US. AAL chief executive Mark Young said the advent of the Boeing 787 provided the opportunity for nonstop flights between Adelaide and the US west coast. This content is available exclusively to
Virgin Australia is the latest airline to undertake evening services to and from Queenstown. The airline said it planned to operate a night-time departure from Queenstown to Brisbane on Fridays and Sundays during the winter ski season between June and September 2017. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member
The federal government has released the Airport Plan for the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek, moving a step closer to the issuing of a sales contract to Sydney Airport. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Urban Infrastructure Paul Fletcher said in a joint statement the final Airport Plan, published on Monday, was the “blueprint for
Australia will have regular nonstop scheduled passenger services to Europe for the first time in 2018, with Qantas to launch Perth-London with the Boeing 787-9. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the 17-hour, 7,829nm Perth-London service would be a “game-changing route flown by a game-changing aircraft” with huge opportunities for travel tourism and trade. This
Tigerair Australia ended a five-year absence from the nation’s capital on Thursday when flight TT667 touched down at Canberra Airport. The inaugural service, operated by Airbus A320 VH-VNR, was greeted with an Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) monitor cross on the way to the terminal after landing a little after 1900. This content
Sunshine Coast Airport has underlined its status as Australia’s fastest growing airport by reaching the one million passenger mark in a 12-month period for the first time. The airport, located about 100km north of Brisbane, announced that it had reached the milestone on Wednesday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become