Alliance Aviation says it is working to secure more non-mining related work as the charter and fly-in/fly-out operator swung to a first half loss after writing down the carrying value of its fleet in response to changing market conditions. The company reported a net loss of $25.8 million for the six months to December 31
Australia’s competition watchdog has given the Board of Airline Representatives of Australia (BARA) the green light to negotiate on behalf of its member airlines for a further 10 years. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says BARA’s collective bargaining is likely to result in public benefits from cost savings associated with the pooling and
Perth Airport will receive its fourth Boeing 787 operator in April when China Southern deploys the Dreamliner on its thrice-weekly service from the airline’s Guangzhou hub. China Southern said on Thursday it would replace the Airbus A330-200 currently being used on the route with a 787-8 configured with four first, 24 business and 200 economy class
Brisbane has beaten out Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in a race to secure extra Qantas flights to Tokyo. The airline announced in December it was returning to the Brisbane-Tokyo Narita route, launching the four-times-a-week offering with Airbus A330 aircraft. At the time, Qantas said it was in discussions with other airports for a further three
Qantas’s credit outlook has been lifted from “negative” to “stable” on the back of lower fuel prices and slower capacity growth. Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) revised its credit outlook for the Australian flag carrier on Wednesday, saying the airline was benefitting not only from more benign domestic market conditions and the recent steep
From VH-VUC in December 2013 to VH-VUL in February 2015, Flying Colours has played a significant role in the transformation of Virgin Australia from a low-cost-carrier to what it is today. The Townsville-based paintshop has removed the red, white and blue Virgin Blue livery on 23 of the 56 aircraft that were repainted after the
