Alliance Airlines returns to profit in 2015/16
Alliance Aviation Services says the focus on the year ahead will be growing its non-mining flying after reporting a return to profitability in 2015/16. The charter and fly-in/fly-out operator said net profit for the 12 months to June 30 2016 came in at $13.5 million, compared with a statutory net loss of $36.6 million in
Melbourne Tullamarine welcomes inaugural A350 service
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has become the second Airbus A350 operator to Australia. Under overcast skies, flight SQ207, operated by A350-900 9V-SME, touched down at Melbourne Tullamarine at about 1640 local time on Wednesday, after a six and a half hour journey from Singapore. The aircraft was met with an Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting
NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory arrives in New Zealand
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center’s McDonnell Douglas DC-8 flying laboratory has arrived in New Zealand as part of its Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) airborne science mission. The aircraft, a modified DC-8-72 equipped with scientific instruments, landed in Christchurch on Tuesday afternoon from Pago Pago. It was expected to depart for Punta Arenas on August 13. ATom aims to
Virgin to revamp domestic and international fares
Virgin Australia plans to introduce new fares for domestic and international travel that it says will offer travellers more choice. The airline has rebranded its fares with names such as Go, Go Plus, Getaway, Elevate, Freedom, each of which have different levels of flexibility and inclusions. There are also new fare categories for premium economy
Qantas buys new 787-9 flight simulator
Qantas says it will install a new Boeing 787-9 flight simulator at its Sydney Mascot base as the airline gears up for the arrival of the next generation aircraft in 2017. The $23 million investment in the new flight simulator, which will be used for new and recurrent training, and other training equipment was part
Darwin to open new premium passenger lounge
Darwin Airport plans to open a new premium passenger lounge as part of efforts to attract more international flights. The lounge, named Catalina after the famous flying boats of the 1930s and 1940s, will be operated by the airport and open its doors on September 1. It will also create 10 new jobs at the
