Regional Express (Rex) has launched new service to Queensland’s Cape York with direct flights between Cairns and Bamaga to start on March 30. The once a day flight will operate on weekdays and use a 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft Rex has recently added to its fleet and based in Cairns. West Wing Aviation was currently
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says he expects to hear from Hong Kong authorities on Jetstar Hong Kong’s application for an operating licence over the next few months. In January, Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority held an inquiry to consider Jetstar Hong Kong’s case. The hearing took place over several days and heard from
Air New Zealand is paying out a 6.5c (NZD) dividend after pre-tax underlying earnings rose by 20 per cent to NZ$216 million in the first half of the airline’s 2015 financial year, despite statutory net profit after tax dropping by 6 per cent to NZ$133 million. A significant part of the reduced profit was NZ$14 million in losses
Regional charter operator Pelican Airlines has confirmed plans to launch regular public transport (RPT) flights between Canberra and Newcastle from late April using BAE Jetstream 32 aircraft. Pelican chief executive Paul Graham says the airline is working with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on varying its AOC, which only covers charter flights, to include
Regional Express (Rex) has posted an 8.3 per cent lift in first half net profit and says the outlook for the rest of 2014/15 is moderately positive despite uncertain passenger demand. The company reported net profit of $3.9 million for the six months to December 31 2014, an increase of $0.3 million from $3.6 million
Fans of Qantas’s retro jet will be able to get an up close and personal look at the distinctive Boeing 737-800 at the Avalon Airshow. The airline has confirmed to Australian Aviation it is sending the aircraft, which features the airline’s iconic ochre livery of the 1970s and early 198os and referred to as the
