Solomon Airlines has commenced once a week Honiara-Sydney service with Airbus A320 aircraft, returning to the Harbour City after a 14-year absence. The inaugural flight IE710 landed at Kingsford Smith on Monday evening, with the leased A320 H4-BUS overnighting at the airport before returning home as the reciprocal IE711 on Tuesday morning. Sydney is the
Capacity between Sydney and Abu Dhabi has increased by about 30 per cent with the arrival of Etihad Airways’ Airbus A380 on the route. Etihad’s inaugural flight to the NSW capital with its flagship double-decker superjumbo touched down a few minutes after 1800 on Monday. Sydney is only the second port to receive Etihad’s A380,
China’s ambassador to Australia Ma Zhaoxu has asked Australia’s competition regulator to “bear in mind” the interests of the overall relationship between Australia and China when considering the proposed China Eastern-Qantas alliance. The public comments from the Chinese diplomat were in a letter Ma wrote to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims.
Direct flights between Newcastle and Canberra have been restored with the arrival of Pelican Airlines flight PE 311 in the nation’s capital. Pelican Airlines’ 19-seat Jetstream 32 VH-OTD took off from Newcastle just before 0700 on Monday morning, marking the start of regular public transport (RPT) service from the previously charter and fly-in/fly-out operator. After
Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) regional wing Silkair has commenced service to a second Australian port, with MI 828 touching down in Cairns on Saturday morning. Silkair’s Boeing 737-800 9V-MGJ arrived to a traditional water cannon salute just before 1020 local time following the six hour and 15 minute journey from Singapore. The aircraft was on the
Australia’s “mixed demand environment” and the timing of public holidays prompted Qantas and Jetstar to take more seats out of the domestic market in April. Qantas reduced capacity, measured by available seat kilometres, by five per cent in April, according to the airline group’s monthly traffic statistics released on Friday. It continues a shrinking of
