Etihad Airways and Fiji Airways have announced a “groundbreaking” interline agreement which they say “is the starting point of further negotiations between the two airlines”. “This agreement will allow reciprocal sales from and to 12 cities in Europe, 17 cities in the Middle East, five cities in Africa, five cities in North America, 29 cities
Trade Minister Andrew Robb has said he will raise the issue of foreign investment in Qantas when he mets with Emirates Airline chairman Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed al-Maktoum in Dubai this week. “I’m sure he’ll raise it if I don’t. But I will explicitly mention it,” Minister Robb was reported as saying. “We have said
Tigerair Australia’s new Brisbane-Darwin and Brisbane-Cairns services begin today (April 15) following the budget airline’s establishment of an operational base at Brisbane Airport last month. The new Brisbane base, announced late last year, became operational on March 11 with the commencement of new Brisbane-Adelaide services. Sydney-Adelaide services began on the same day. The Virgin Australia-controlled low-cost
An MoU has been signed between the owners of Avalon Airport, Linfox Group, and HNA Group Hainan Airlines to commence international services into Avalon. The MoU, signed on the sidelines of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s trade mission to China, commits Linfox Group to assist HNA Group to start an aviation service between Australia and China
The Regional Express (Rex) Group has been recognised by the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) for its innovative approach to workforce development. The airline won four awards in total including the Innovation and Excellence in Workforce Development Award (Aviation) which recognised its innovative approach in the development of the Australian Airline Pilot Academy
Virgin Australia’s Velocity loyalty program will give one of its members an opportunity to win a seat on the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo commercial space flight. The airline says members will be given an opportunity to upgrade to the seat on SpaceShipTwo by registering online and by saying what they would do to win the upgrade.
