Airlines in Australia and New Zealand have formed a lobby group as part of efforts to fight infrastructure constraints, high taxes and other matters of aviation policy. Air New Zealand, Regional Express (Rex), Qantas and its low-cost unit Jetstar, and Virgin Australia and its LCC Tigerair Australia will be represented in the corridors of power
Regional carrier Airnorth is adding more flights between Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport and Melbourne Tullamarine. Airnorth started flying between Melbourne and Wellcamp in March 2016, offering seven return flights a week with 76-seat Embraer E170s. The route was supported by a codeshare agreement with Qantas. Under the new schedule, the airline will operate 10
Virgin Australia led all carriers for domestic punctuality in calendar 2016, government figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report found Virgin came out on top for both on-time arrivals and departures in 2016, edging out rival Qantas. Virgin achieved an 86.7 per cent on-time arrivals rate in 2016, compared with
An independent or government-owned airport at Badgerys Creek would be a win for airlines and the passengers they carry, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says. Currently, Sydney Airport is mulling over whether to exercise its right of first refusal to build and operate the proposed airport in Sydney’s west. It has until May
Regional Express (Rex) says there are signs the worst may be over after swinging back to profitability in the first half of 2016/17. The company reported statutory net profit after tax of $6.2 million for the six months to December 31 2016, a return to the black following a $11.4 million statutory net loss in
Cathay Pacific plans to start seasonal nonstop flights between Hong Kong and Christchurch over the summer period as part of its existing alliance with Air New Zealand that the two carriers hope to extend until 2022. The new flights were scheduled to operate three times a week with Airbus A350-900s, commencing on December 1 2017
