Airbus and Kuwait Airways have signed a contract for 10 A350-900 wide-bodied and 15 A320neo Family narrow-bodied airliners. The A350s will be used on long haul routes while the A320s will be employed on regional services.
Qantas has been granted the Sydney to Moree licence by Transport NSW for a four year period from March 22. The airline has been the wester NSW centre on an interim basis since the collapse of Brindabella Airlines in December, and will use 36-seat Dash 8 Q200 and 50-seat Q300 equipment on the 12 return
Usually mild-mannered Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti has come out swinging in an interview about Qantas’s bid to receive a debt guarantee from the federal government. Speaking on ABC radio on February 18, Borghetti labelled proposals by the government to offer a debt guarantee to Qantas as “bizarre”, adding that “if it wasn’t so serious
Vincent Aviation operated its first Sydney-Narrabri service on Friday morning. The inaugural flight VIN1 departed Sydney Airport at 0657 on Friday, landing at Narrabri at 0806. The reciprocal flight VIN2 from Narrabri to Sydney departed the central west NSW town at 0851, landing in Sydney at 0947. “The return of a Narrabri service to Sydney
United Airlines will operate non-stop flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne with Boeing 787-9s from October 28, making the Victorian capital the airline’s first international destination for its forthcoming 787-9 fleet. The 252-seat configured 787-9s will operate between LA and Melbourne six days a week, replacing United’s existing Melbourne-LA flights which operate as an extension
Regional airline Vincent Aviation has received an interim licence from Transport NSW to commence services between Sydney and Narrabri. The inaugural service BF001 will be conducted on February 21, departing Sydney at 6.45am and arriving in Narrabri at 8.05, while the return flight BF002 will depart Narrabri at 8.45am. “Despite delays in getting off the
