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Cathay Pacific and Wellcamp Airport encouraged by first year of freighter operations
Airlines

Cathay Pacific is encouraged by the performance of its freighter service out of Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport after a little over a year of operations. The oneworld alliance member established a regular cargo link between Queensland’s Darling Downs and Hong Kong in November 2016 with a Boeing 747 freighter. The flight operates as part of a

Finnair experiencing good demand out of Australia
Airlines

Helsinki-based Finnair’s Australian boss Geoff Stone says Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore are the most popular Asian gateways for local passengers heading to Europe. Although Finnair does not serve this market with its own aircraft, the airline has codeshare arrangements with British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas, as well as interline agreements with Japan Airlines,

Great Southern Lands – Qantas takes its first Boeing 787
Airlines

It’s been a long time coming. When the first Qantas 787-9 touched down in Sydney at the end of its delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett factory on October 20, almost 12 years had passed since the airline first placed its order for the 787 in 2005. Qantas and Boeing have changed dramatically since the airline

NZ offshoot pays dividends for Qantas
Airlines

Qantas received a NZ$32.6 million (A$29.86 million) dividend from its New Zealand offshoot, Jetconnect, accounts filed with the New Zealand Companies Office show. The accounts also show Qantas received a NZ$1.8 million (A$1.65 million) dividend from its New Zealand Jetstar operations. The financial report of Qantas’s New Zealand operations come as Qantas pilots protest plans

Australia’s competition watchdog puts airlines on notice over fees
Airlines

Australia’s competition watchdog says the “excessive” fees airlines impose when passengers cancel flights is a major cause of complaint among the travelling public and a potential breach of the nation’s consumer laws. The findings were part of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) report, Airline: Terms and Conditions, published on Wednesday. ACCC chairman Rod

Australia's competition watchdog puts airlines on notice over fees
Airlines

Australia’s competition watchdog says the “excessive” fees airlines impose when passengers cancel flights is a major cause of complaint among the travelling public and a potential breach of the nation’s consumer laws. The findings were part of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) report, Airline: Terms and Conditions, published on Wednesday. ACCC chairman Rod