China Eastern has moved a step closer to ending its involvement in Jetstar Hong Kong. While the Jetstar Hong Kong board has until the end of September to assess its options following the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) decision not to grant an operating licence, the China Eastern board has approved a proposal
Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti expects the airline’s new terminal at Perth Airport to be ready by the end of November. The new Virgin terminal was due to open in June 2014. However, delays and building issues have forced Perth Airport to push back Virgin’s move in date on several occasions. As a result,
Qantas begins adding extra seats to 737 fleet
Qantas has commenced work reconfiguring its fleet of 67 Australian registered Boeing 737-800s with a row of extra seats, slimline lavatories and smaller galleys at the airline’s Brisbane maintenance hangar. The move to add six more seats, which was first announced in July 2014, will increase the seat count of the Qantas 737 from 168 currently
ACCC approves Delta-Virgin alliance for five more years
Australia’s competition regulator has given final approval for Virgin Australia and Delta to extend their alliance on trans-Pacific routes for a further five years. The final determination, handed down on Friday, follows the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) interim approval for the joint-venture partnership in June. The ACCC said the alliance, which has been
Airservices gets new board member
Airservices’ will have a new director on the board following the appointment of John McGee. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development said McGee, who was previously managing director of the Bank of New York Australia Pty Ltd and a solicitor in Australia and the UK, had been appointed for a three-year
Alliance Airlines focused on growing non-mining flying given resources downturn
Alliance Airlines says the focus for the year ahead is on securing more non-mining work and reducing costs amid a “sustained downturn in the resources industry” after posting a full year $36.6 million statutory net loss in 2014/15 due to fleet writedowns and other one-off charges. The full year result was impacted by the first
