Australian-born aviation executive James Hogan will depart Etihad Aviation Group, the parent company of Virgin Australia shareholder and alliance partner Etihad Airways, in 2017 as the Gulf carrier battles difficult market conditions. Etihad Aviation Group said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon Hogan would step down as president and chief executive in the second half
Despite a dip in on-time performance in December, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines’ (VARA) has maintained its place on top of the punctuality tables for a second straight month. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed VARA achieved a 87.3 per cent on-time arrivals rate in December. Although the result was
Regional carrier Jetgo has taken delivery of its second Embraer ERJ-140LR. The regional jet, formerly US-registered N295SK, touched down in Brisbane on Wednesday night after its ferry flight from Quebec City via Edmonton, Anchorage, Nome, Petropavlovsk, Tokyo Haneda, Taipei, Davao, and Horn Island. The 44-seat ERJ-140LR aircraft has been painted in Jegto livery and registered
Tigerair Australia will operate its Airbus A320s internationally for the first time from February 3 after securing the green light to return to Bali. The breakthrough in negotiations between the airline and Indonesian authorities comes after Tigerair was forced to suspend flights to the popular tourist destination on January 10 due to what it said
Jetstar is to resume direct Australia-Vietnam flights with the launch of nonstop services from Sydney and Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier has announced plans to begin services to Vietnam’s most populous city from May with Boeing 787-8s. The inaugural flight is scheduled to take off on May 10 from Melbourne, Jetstar said on Thursday, with Sydney-Ho
While the last ship involved in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may be returning to shore, work to determine the location of the missing aircraft will be ongoing for at least the next couple of months. On Tuesday, the Australian, Chinese and Malaysian governments said the 120,000 square kilometre underwater search in the
