Jetstar operated its first flights between Sydney and Melbourne/Tullamarine on October 26, noting that all flights for the day were “completely sold-out”. “While we expect Jetstar’s new Melbourne-Sydney services to be strongly supported by flyers seeking the lowest fares between Australia’s two largest capitals, Qantas will importantly continue to maintain its high frequency premium offering

Jetstar has renewed distribution arrangements with the Sabre and Worldspan global distribution systems. The new arrangements will allow Jetstar (JQ), Jetstar Asia (3K) and Valuair (VF) tickets to be issued via the GDS’s through a single agreement. Jetstar Pacific tickets will soon be added to distribution through Sabre, in addition to its existing agreement with

Garuda Indonesia has extended its component services contract covering its A330 fleet with SR Technics until 2014. The contract will see SR Technics exchange, maintain, repair, and provide logistics and management for over 700 components for Garuda.

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has opened its new hangar at Gove airport. The new facility is around 37 metres long, 26 metres wide and three times higher than the old hangar, which has been retained, creating more space to store aircraft and equipment. “It’s been quite a journey,” said MAF International Asia Pacific director and

Norwegian Air Shuttle has ordered six Boeing 737-800s, adding to 48 already on order from the Oslo based carrier. Norwegian is also one of the first customers in Europe for the 737 Blue Sky interior, which includes a number of interior features inspired by the Boeing 787. It is expected to take its first Blue

Auckland International Airport saw marginal increases in both domestic and international traffic during September, but has been buoyed by strong increases in passengers travelling from Australia and the US. International departures rose by 4.1 per cent over the same month last year, but this was offset by a 17 per cent decline in transit and