Airnorth appoints new chief executive
Long-time Airnorth chief executive Michael Bridge has stepped down after 17 years leading the Australian regional carrier. Bridge has been succeeded as chief executive by deputy chief executive Daniel Bowden, Airnorth said in a statement. Airnorth said the leadership change was part of a planned transition after Bristow Helicopters Australia, an affiliate US-based Bristow Group,
Virgin Australia has extended its long-term partnership up with Travelport, which will also include an improved presentation of its products and services to travel agents. The airline has signed an agreement to use Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding Solution, Travelport said in a statement on Monday. The application will allow Virgin’s new cabin products, such
Alliance Aviation Services is closing its Brisbane heavy maintenance base and will send its all-Fokker fleet to Europe for their regular heavy checks as part of cost-saving measures. The heavy maintenance checks will be undertaken at Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Technik Bratislava, which started working on Alliance aircraft in April when the company ended heavy maintenance
US Marine Corps declares F-35B operational
The US Marine Corps has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) for the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II, with a squadron of 10 F-35B aircraft considered ready for worldwide deployment. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) based in Yuma, Arizona, is now therefore the first operational F-35 squadron, following a five-day
Rex issues profit downgrade
Falling passenger numbers have prompted Regional Express (Rex) to issue a profit downgrade less than a month before handing down its 2014/15 full year financial results. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday, Rex said its profit outlook for the 12 months to June 30 2015 had been revised to “moderately negative
Hong Kong Airlines will expand its network into Australia with charter services to the Gold Coast and Cairns over a three-month period between January and March 2016. The flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays via a Hong Kong-Gold Coast-Cairns-Hong Kong routing. Hong Kong Airlines commercial director Li Dianchun said Australia had been a “long-anticipated”
