Regional Express (Rex) says administrators are standing in the way of it starting stopgap flights to communities in Cape York affected by the sudden shut down of North Queensland-based Skytrans. Rex said on Friday it had sought to use a Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) mechanism to start stopgap flights with the emergency “charter substitution arrangement” within a
Two more retired Qantas Boeing 767s enter storage
Two more retired Qantas Boeing 767-300ERs have headed to Alice Springs to be placed into storage. Without the flying kangaroo on the tail and any Qantas markings on the fuselage, VH-OGU departed Brisbane Airport in the early hours of Friday morning and landed at Alice Springs airport a little over two and a half hours later.
AirAsia Indonesia says search and rescue operations for the recovery of flight QZ8501 are currently focusing on the the crashed aircraft’s tail and flight data recorder. The airline said search and rescue (SAR) operations led by Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) had located the tail of the aircraft on Wednesday. However, efforts to
Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines have sought a 10-year extension of their joint-venture alliance on trans-Pacific routes, arguing the partnership has added competition and lowered ticket prices for Australia-US travel. In a joint-submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the two carriers say the alliance is needed to combat the two largest
Advertising executive Todd Sampson to join Qantas board
Qantas has appointed television personality and advertising executive Todd Sampson to the board. Sampson takes up his seat as a non-executive director on February 25 2015, Qantas said in a statement on Friday. “Todd will bring a wealth of marketing experience to the Qantas Board, as well as broader business acumen from the senior leadership
Regional airports in NSW have been invited to apply for a slice of the state government’s $50 million funding program earmarked for infrastructure improvements in a bid to boost tourism. The $50 million package, available to the 30 regional airports that received regular public transport (RPT) services in the state, is part of the government’s
