China Eastern adds third route from Sydney
China Eastern is boosting its Australian network with a new service from Sydney to Hangzhou and onwards to Beijing starting in November. The three times a week offering will operate as a Beijing-Hangzhou-Sydney routing with Airbus A330 equipment. China Eastern general manager for Oceania Kathy Zhang said the new flights complemented the Skyteam alliance member’s
ANAO report questions the value of upgrading the Tiger ARH
The Department of Defence has accepted an Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report recommendation that it assesses whether upgrading the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) fleet provides value for money when the aircraft is slated for replacement mid next decade. The latest ANAO report into the Tiger program, released on Thursday, found that the helicopter continues to suffer
Captain on record-breaking Qantas 747-400 delivery flight, David Massy-Greene, dies aged 73
David Massy-Greene, the captain of Qantas’s record-breaking Boeing 747-400 nonstop flight from London Heathrow to Sydney, died on Sunday, August 21. He was 73. Qantas confirmed the news in a recent note to its 30,000 employees. “It is with sadness that we let you know of the passing of former Qantas Captain David Massy-Greene,” Qantas
Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have agreed to expand their alliance to include the latter carrier’s upcoming one-stop Singapore-Wellington service. SIA is due to start flights between the city-state and New Zealand capital, via Canberra, from September 21, with the four times a week offering being operated with Boeing 777-200s. The two Star Alliance members’ joint venture
de Juniac begins five-year term as IATA CEO
Former Air France-KLM chairman and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has officially taken his seat as the chief executive and director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Named as Tony Tyler’s replacement in April, de Juniac was confirmed as the new head of IATA at the industry body’s annual general meeting in Dublin
Thai Airways joins A350 club
Melbourne is counting down the days until it receives a second Airbus A350-900 flight, after Thai Airways took delivery of its first of the type on Wednesday. The Star Alliance member accepted the aircraft, HS-THB, at a ceremony at Airbus’s Toulouse facility before it was ferried to Bangkok. It is the eighth airline to receive
