Regional carrier Fly Corporate is adding a second destination from Orange, with flights to Melbourne (Essendon) due to start in October. The nonstop Orange-Melbourne (Essendon) offering is scheduled to commence from October 9, with a single return service operating on weekdays as a late morning departure from Orange and a lunchtime takeoff back from Melbourne
Illawarra Regional Airport (IRA) will receive regular public transport (RPT) flights for the first time in close to a decade when Jetgo commences nonstop services to Melbourne and Brisbane from October 30. The regional carrier will offer nine flights a week to Melbourne Essendon and six flights a week to Brisbane with Embraer ERJ-135LR/140LR jets.
Brisbane Airport will be the home to four Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners by the end of 2018. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce announced on Tuesday his airline would base four of its soon-to-arrive 787-9s at Brisbane, which he said would open up potential new international routes from the Queensland capital. “We’ve said that initially our
Qantas has filed preliminary flight schedules showing its soon-to-arrive Boeing 787-9 will operate domestic services from Melbourne to Perth and Sydney prior to commencing long-haul services to Los Angeles. The airline is due to take delivery of its first 787-9 in the middle of October, with an exact delivery date yet to be officially confirmed.
Regional Express (Rex) has swung back to profitability in 2016/17 and says it expects clearer skies ahead amid lower fuel prices and an improving local economy. The airline group reported statutory net profit after tax of $12.62 million for the 12 months to June 30 2017, a return to the black following a net loss
Qantas will have new bosses for a number of its business units from November as it shakes up its leadership team following the retirement of a long-time executive. Among the changes announced on Monday, Alison Webster has been promoted to the executive team as chief executive of Qantas international. Currently, Webster is executive manager of
