Australian Aviation

QantasLink is reinstating its Sydney to Mount Hotham flights from June 25 to September 12, with an average three times per week service over the two and a half month period. “The flights will operate on selected Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays during the season to enable people to make a weekend or longer holiday

British Airways has placed its new first class product into service, initially on services from London to Chicago. The upgraded suite includes a 60 per cent wider bed at the shoulders, personal wardrobe and electronic blinds, leather bound writing table and a 38cm personal IFE screen.  Also included in the suites is a buddy seat,

AirAsia has announced that it is entering into a joint venture with privately owned VietJet Air to start a low cost carrier in Vietnam. AirAsia has taken a 30 per cent stake in the VietJet for an unspecified amount, which was approved by the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport on February 9 with the carrier to

Rolls-Royce has announced that Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology graduate Jason Seris has been chosen to join its Graduate Leadership Development Program, making him the first Australian to be accepted in the North American leadership program. Seris, who holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering with First Class Honours, was selected after completing an internship at

LAN Airlines has appointed two staff to new positions within its local marketing team. Joanna Raeder will take up the newly created role of marketing manager, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, responsible for developing and implementing the airline’s promotional activities, branding strategy and online campaigns, and implementing and assessing marketing plans. Yendi Benitez has also

French defence procurement officials have expressed hope that a refinancing deal on the troubled A400M military transport program can be reached between partner nations soon. Speaking to media on February 8, Laurent Collet-Billon, head of the DGA (the French arms procurement and export agency), said the partner nations hoped to have a deal settled by