QantasLink is dropping nonstop Melbourne-Coffs Harbour and Sydney-Hervey Bay flights from early August. The last Melbourne-Coffs Harbour flight, which is served once a week on Saturdays with Boeing 717 equipment, will be on August 6, with affected passengers booked to travel after that date transferred onto services via Sydney, Qantas said in a note to
Domestic business class fares have risen in July, while the cheapest or best discount tickets have fallen slightly in the month, new figures show. In a sign that perhaps company executives are getting back out on the road after the federal election, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly report on domestic ticket
Alliance Airlines has delivered the first of three aircraft due to be handed over to QantasLink between now and December. The first aircraft, a Fokker 100 registration VH-NHA, landed in Perth on Thursday July 7, having been ferried from Bratislava via Trabzon, Al Ain, Hyderabad and Jakarta. “This delivery is the first of three aircraft
Budget carrier AirAsia has ordered 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft which are likely to be used for Australian flights shortly after their introduction. The order was announced by AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes and AirAsia chief executive Aireen Omar on Day Two of the Farnborough Air Show on Tuesday (European time). It is the largest
Vietnam-based Jetstar Pacific has put pen to paper for 10 new Airbus A320s. The low-cost carrier, a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines and Qantas, has signed a memorandum of understanding for 10 of the current generation A320ceo model of the narrowbody, Airbus said on Monday (European time) at the Farnborough Air Show. Jetstar Pacific chief
Fly Corporate is expanding its regular public transport operations (RPT) with new service from Brisbane to Armidale, Narrabri and Moree set to launch in August and September. Canberra-based charter operator Corporate Air, which has been in operation since 1972, moved into the RPT market in April, establishing Fly Corporate and launching Brisbane-Coffs Harbour as its
