QAL announces record year for passenger movements
Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) has announced a record seven million passenger movements for its airports at the Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa for the 2010/11 financial year, as all three airports reported year on year growth. The record figure, which represents the first time QAL has exceeded seven million passenger movements, saw Gold Coast
Third delay to Tiger grounding hearing
Tiger Airways Australia’s grounding will remain in place at least a few more days after the airline and CASA applied to the federal court to have a directions hearing into CASA’s suspension of Tiger adjourned to Wednesday August 3. “Tiger Airways Australia and CASA are currently in ongoing discussions regarding the suspension and see no
F-35 makes first catapult launch
F-35C development aircraft CF-3 made the type’s first catapult launch on July 27, with the aircraft launched into the air from a test steam catapult at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The catapult launch is a key milestone in the carrier variant (CV)’s flight test program before it undergoes intial ship trials in 2013. US Navy test
Korean adds peak seaon Auckland frequencies
Korean Air will add an additional three flights a week to its Seoul-Auckland service for December and January, taking its schedule from daily flights to 10 times per week. “We have a clear growth strategy focused on driving more travel demand out of Asia. Korean Air’s announcement of increased services between Auckland and Seoul is
CASA issues Tiger with “formal conditions”
Tiger Airways says it is confident it will soon resume services in Australia after CASA issued it with formal conditions that the airline must comply with before returning to the air. “CASA has today issued Tiger Airways Australia with a set of formal conditions that the airline must comply with, some of which must be
Jetstar to recruit 150 new pilots
Jetstar has begun a campaign to recruit 150 new pilots for its Airbus A320 and A330 fleets across its Australian, New Zealand and Asian operations, as the Qantas subsidiary continues its aggressive expansion. “We have got to the point where we’re the fastest-growing and most successful airline ever, having reached almost 20 million passengers in
