Tigerair permanently withdraws from Bali
Tigerair Australia is permanently dropping flights to Bali – the airline’s only international destination – after reaching an impasse with Indonesian regulators. The airline said in a statement on Friday afternoon it would withdraw from flying between Australia and Bali, effective immediately. Tigerair had been trying to gain approvals to resume its flights to Bali from
Final ADS-B mandate takes effect
Aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) in Australia must now be fitted with ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast) technology following the passing of the final fitment mandate on Thursday. The mandate required all flights operating under IFR to have ADS-B, which is a satellite-based technology enabling aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic
FlyPelican begins Dubbo-Canberra flights
Cloudy skies in the nation’s capital have greeted the arrival of FlyPelican’s inaugural Canberra-Dubbo service. Flight FP635, operated by 19-seat Jetstream 32 VH-OTE, landed a little after 1715 local time, after a one-hour trip from Dubbo. It is the regional carrier’s second route from Canberra, having started nonstop services to Newcastle in June 2015. FlyPelican
Brisbane Airport says construction on roads surrounding its new parallel runway are set to begin in March ahead of its opening in 2020. The project includes a four-lane underpass to allow vehicles to travel under the taxiways connecting the new runway to the domestic and international terminals, as well as Brisbane Airport’s existing runways. “This
Scoot names new Australian boss
Scoot has named a former Groupon executive as its new Australian boss. Jared Simcox will oversee the Singapore Airlines-owned carrier’s operations Down Under as general manager for Australia, Scoot announced on Wednesday. He starts in the role as Scoot prepares to launch Boeing 787 flights to Athens from its Singapore hub and fully integrate its
Cathay begins Airbus A350 operations to Australia
Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-900 service to Australia has touched down at Melbourne Airport. Flight CX105, operated by B-LRI, arrived at Tullamarine a little before 1230 on Wednesday, after a nine-hour journey from Hong Kong. The aircraft was on the ground for about three hours before taking off as the the reciprocal CX104 to Hong
