Etihad lifts Virgin stake to 22.9 per cent
Etihad Airways has confirmed the airline has increased its stake in Virgin Australia to the maximum allowed 22.9 per cent. Representatives of the Abu Dhabi-based carrier and Virgin alliance partner released a statement to the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday afternoon outlining the purchase of 60.56 million shares for 43.5 cents per share. The A$28.34
Qantas transformation tracking “better than we’d hoped”
Qantas’s “transformation” plan to return the airline group to profitability via 5,000 job cuts, aircraft retirements and order deferrals, and network consolidation is tracking better than first hoped, chief financial officer Gareth Evans says. “The transformation is key for us, ensuring that we execute and implement the transformation goals that we have set, and it’s
Aviation Australia graduate is Australia’s Vocational Student of the Year
Aviation Australia graduate Rachel Dudok was presented with this year’s Vocational Student of the Year at the Australian Training Awards which took place in Adelaide on November 21. She was shortlisted for the award early in November after winning Queensland’s Vocational Student of the Year. “The night went really well and I wasn’t expecting to win
Retro Qantas 737 enters service
Qantas’s “retro” painted Boeing 737 has operated its first revenue flights, entering service on Saturday morning operating QF611 from Brisbane to Melbourne. According to flight tracking website FlightAware, VH-XZP departed Brisbane at 8:16am local, touching down at Melbourne 2 hours and 9 minutes later at 11:26am local. It then operated a return service to Brisbane (QF616)
The Qantas “retro roo” enters service
Qantas’s “retro” painted Boeing 737 has operated its first revenue flights, entering service on Saturday morning operating QF611 from Brisbane to Melbourne. According to flight tracking website FlightAware, VH-XZP departed Brisbane at 8:16am local, touching down at Melbourne 2 hours and 9 minutes later at 11:26am local. It then operated a return service to Brisbane (QF616)
Air NZ’s third 787-9 spotted at Paine Field
Air New Zealand’s third Dreamliner has been spotted at Boeing’s Everett factory just outside Seattle as its delivery date nears. The 787-9, registration ZK-NZG, took its first test flight on Monday November 17. According to flight tracking websites, the test flight lasted 109 minutes, with the aircraft departing from and arriving at Paine Field. Unlike
