Virgin Australia says conditions in its key domestic market remain subdued up after posting a $28.3 million statutory net loss for the three months to March 31 2015. The statutory result was an improvement of $74.8 million from the prior corresponding quarter of 2013/14, Virgin said in a statement on Friday. Virgin Australia chief financial
Air Tahiti Nui has confirmed the purchase of two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners due for delivery in 2018 when the airline celebrates its 20th anniversary. The French Polynesian airline announced the selection of the 787-9 to replace its Airbus A340-300 widebody fleet, which currently fly from Air Tahiti Nui’s Papeete hub to Tokyo Narita, Auckland, Los
Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says the 75-year history of the airline is a cause for celebration. The NZ flag carrier took to the skies for the first time 75 years ago on April 30 1940, when a Short S30 flying boat ZK-AMA named Aotearoa left Auckland’s Mechanics Bay carrying nine passengers across the
Qantas says it trimmed capacity in the domestic market in March in response to weakness in the mining-related states of Western Australia and Queensland. The airline’s monthly traffic statistics released on Thursday showed Qantas mainline’s domestic capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASK) fell 3.2 per cent in March, compared with the prior corresponding period.
China Eastern and Qantas have offered a “capacity condition” on the Sydney-Shanghai route as part of their attempt to win over the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on their proposed alliance on Australia-China routes. The offer of a capacity condition is contained in the two carriers’ latest submission to the ACCC seeking approval for the
Two Jetstar Airbus A320s are out of service after being doused with foam when a fire suppression system triggered inside a maintenance hangar at Newcastle Airport. The two narrowbodies – VH-VQW and VH-VQC – were inside the hangar when the fire system tripped on April 23 and filled the hangar with foam. VH-VQW, which arrived
