The Australian Aviation feature on Virgin Australia Regional Airlines training captain Peter Phillips is from the December 2018 magazine edition.
Qantas has bought a 19.9 per cent stake in Alliance Aviation Services and signalled its intention to increase that shareholding over time.
Air New Zealand has warned its pre-tax earnings for 2018/19 may fall by as much as 37 per cent on the back of engine problems in the Boeing 787-9 fleet and softer travel growth. The airline told the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges on Wednesday – the company is listed on both sides of
Qantas will send its Boeing 717s to Singapore for their heavy maintenance checks after concluding keeping the work in Canberra was not sustainable.
Air Vanuatu will add a third Australian destination to its route network from June when it begins nonstop flights to Melbourne from its Port Vila hub.
Qantas and Jetstar Airways have been ranked among the top 20 airlines for punctuality in 2018, according to the OAG Punctuality League report.
