CASA “reboots” consultation with industry
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) plans to set up a new consultative body to better obtain the views of industry. The Aviation Safety Advisory Panel will comprise representatives from the Australian Airports Association, the Australian Aviation Associations Forum, Recreational Aviation Australia, the Regional Aviation Association of Australia, Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia. Described as
Qantas and its regional wing QantasLink have taken top honours for punctuality in May, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report on domestic on-time performance said Qantas had 90.8 per cent of its flights arrive within 15 minutes of schedule in May, ahead of QantasLink at 89.7 per cent. Qantas also
Virgin Australia pushes back on ACCC conditions for proposed alliance with HNA Group
Virgin Australia says the competition watchdog’s conditions on its proposed alliance with HNA Group relating to codeshares and interlines with other carriers are unnecessary and may have unintended consequences. The airline has pushed back on the ACCC’s draft determination published in early June, which approved the tie-up on the condition that the two parties did
Virgin Australia alliance partner Hainan Airlines is expanding its presence in Australia with new Brisbane-Shenzhen nonstop flights launching in September. The Chinese carrier plans to serve the route twice a week with Airbus A330 equipment, Brisbane Airport said in a statement on Friday. The inaugural service takes off on September 21. Hainan is part of HNA
Qantas seeks frequent flyer volunteers in University of Sydney partnership researching long-haul flying
Qantas is seeking volunteers from its frequent flyer membership to don some wearable technology during their travels as part of efforts to learn more about the impact of long-haul travel on the passenger experience. The study announced on Thursday is one element of a partnership between Qantas and the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre
Embraer KC-390 to visit New Zealand next month
Embraer will demonstrate its KC-390 airlifter in New Zealand next month in support of its bids for the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s future air mobility and future air surveillance capability requirements. The aircraft is due in New Zealand in mid-July as part of a 10-country demonstration tour following this week’s Paris Airshow. It will
