E-Jet appears in new Virgin Australia colours
Virgin Australia Embraer E-190 VH-ZPR has become the first E-190 to wear the airline’s new livery. VH-ZPR was spotted in the Virgin Australia colours, and wearing the name Dundee Beach, at Sydney on July 27. The E-190 had first been delivered to Virgin Blue/Australia in Brisbane on April 4 wearing an all-white paint scheme.
Virgin Australia launches new Brisbane lounge
Virgin Australia has launched its new, 200-seat airport lounge at Brisbane’s domestic terminal, designed by architect Tim Greer of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer. The redesigned lounge features four main areas – a central lounge seating area with fabric and leather chairs, a ‘hearth dining’ area by the main entrance for “communal dining and socialising”, a ‘long
More Super Hornets “obvious option” – Smith
Defence Minister Stephen Smith has told ABC Radio’s AM program that acquiring extra Super Hornets for the RAAF was a likely option should the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter be further delayed. When asked if acquiring more Super Hornets was an option, Smith answered, “Well, that’s an obvious option, but we need to take this step
Davin joins Qantas to head charter operations
Qantas has appointed experienced industry veteran Hugh Davin to the new position of head of charter business to oversee the airline’s expansion into the charter and fly-in/fly-out markets. Davin was most recently managing director of Skywest, responsible for the Perth based airline’s successful charter and FIFO operations serving the WA resources industry. He joined Skywest
IAG confirms A330 order for Iberia
IAG (the parent company of British Airways and Iberia) has signed a firm order for eight Airbus A330-300s, confirming a deal announced earlier this year. The aircraft, to be powered by GE CF6s, will be operated by Iberia.
Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) figure reveal the extent of the disruption caused by the ash cloud from the Chilean Puyehue volcano in June, with Australian domestic airlines cancelling 5.3 per cent of all scheduled flights for the month, whereas typically just over one per cent of flights per month are cancelled.
