Qantas has cut its plans to start seasonal flights to South Korea, while it will not proceed with a proposed seventh weekly service on the Sydney-Johannesburg route, according to a filing with the International Air Services Commission. The filing was an application for the extension of a number of determinations which granted capacity to the
Jetstar is likely to establish a second A320/A321 maintenance base on the east coast to support its growing fleet of narrowbodies. “We’re far down the track in terms of evaluation of options but we’ve got a broad set of options and they include all the major centres on the east coast,” Jetstar chief executive Bruce
Air Vanuatu took delivery of its new 68-seat ATR 72-500 at Toulouse on October 8. The aircraft, to be registered YJ-AV72, subsequently arrived in Cairns (registered F-WNUG) on October 12 from Kupang on its delivery flight to Port Vila. It will be used on domestic and regional services, and will replace the airline’s existing ATR
A Qatar Airways A340-600 operating a flight from London Gatwick to Doha has made the first passenger flight powered by gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel. The fuel was a 50/50 blend of conventional jet fuel and GTL developed by Shell, which recently gained certification from ASTM International. The State of Qatar is planning to put the fuel
Music group the ‘The Black Eyed Peas’ have set a world record by performing to nearly 140 passengers on a special Virgin Blue charter flight from Melbourne to Perth on Friday. The band jammed during the private four hour flight at an altitude of up to 41,000ft to break the current Guinness World Record for
Member states have approved a declaration affirming their commitment to addressing the issue of aviation emissions through ICAO, the organisation announced on October 9. A three day high level meeting convened by ICAO on climate change reached agreement on the way governments working together with the industry intend to reduce aviation’s climate impact. Included in
