The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has granted Jetgo a high capacity jet RPT air operator’s certificate (AOC), clearing the way for the airline to commence scheduled airline services. “Although it took us two years in the planning and preparation, we cannot speak more highly of the CASA team at the Sydney Region Office that handled
Jetstar Hong Kong is continuing to work with the Hong Kong government on getting off the ground but it is unclear when a hearing will be held to determine if the proposed carrier will be granted an operating licence. The newest franchise in the Jetstar group of airlines was launched by Qantas chief executive Alan
Jetstar group chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says it will take years for the market to catch up with recent capacity increases amid weak retail spending and sluggish consumer confidence. Hrdlicka says underlying demand is “not growing at the pace we would love to see it”. “There is no doubt that we see a weak consumer
Sydney turned on a beautiful spring day to welcome Air New Zealand’s second Dreamliner into revenue service. The Kiwi flag carrier’s second Boeing 787-9, ZK-NZF, made its commercial debut on Thursday, landing on Sydney’s runway 34L at 0907 local time after a two-hour and 55-minute journey from Auckland. The aircraft, which was delivered to Air
The recent rebound in cargo led by markets in the Asia-Pacific, North America and the Middle East may be tempered by global political uncertainty and economic jitters, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. Cargo volumes, measured by freight tonne kilometres (FTK), rose 5.1 per cent in August, compared with the prior corresponding period. It
Virgin Australia has moved a step closer to completing the partial sale of its Velocity frequent flyer program and boosting its balance sheet by $336 million after the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) gave the deal the green light. FIRB had “no objections” to the proposed transaction, Virgin said in a statement on Thursday. “The transaction
