Australian Aviation

Jetstar Asia will increase its services on the Singapore-Ho Chi Minh City route to double daily by July, up from the current eight per week. Four new services will commence from May 15 with another frequency added from July 5. The new services are to be operated by 180-seat Airbus A320s. Jetstar Asia currently operates

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection has committed to developing a carbon dioxide emissions standard for commercial aircraft by 2013. According to ICAO, the new standard will set clear directions and timeframes for manufacturers to keep producing innovative aircraft designs and materials, as well as more fuel efficient engines, in

The Virgin Blue Group has submitted an application to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) seeking to reallocate some of its Fiji capacity from V Australia to Pacific Blue ahead of the entry of Jetstar onto the route in March. The application seeks to transfer 360 seats which had been allocated to V Australia to

Bell Helicopters has announced that it has received a STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) to increase the hot and high performance of the Bell 407. The STC draws on excess power available from the 407’s Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine to support revisions of the 407’s performance charts for in-ground-effect and out-of-ground-effect hover. Specifically, it uses available power

British Airways cabin crew have voted overshelmingly to strike as part of a campaign for better pay and conditions, while a strike by Lufthansa pilots which crippled the German carrier has ended early after its union and the airline agreed to new talks. The Unite union, which represents BA cabin crew, said that 81 per

Queensland Airports Limited has recorded growth in passenger movements of 2.9 per cent during January across its three airports. The growth was primarily driven by the Gold Coast, which was up 3.3 per cent compared to the same time last year. This was primarily driven by 23 per cent growth in international traffic through the