Jetstar plans to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Melbourne to Auckland route for a month early next year. The aircraft will be used for three trans-Tasman services a week between February 26 and March 28. Jetstar took delivery of its first 787 in September and is due to receive its second imminently, with
Tigerair and Scoot have signed an alliance agreement to further develop their interline cooperation. Passengers can already purchase tickets for routes involving both airlines, with stopovers in Singapore. The enhanced agreement could potentially lead to integration of the airlines through joint operations, marketing of parallel routes, and alignment of policies, conditions, pricing and scheduling. “Scoot
Canberra-based regional airline Brindabella Airlines has called in receivers and suspended operations after a second CASA grounding of aircraft in its fleet due to incomplete maintenance. David Winterbottom and Sebastian Hams of KordaMentha were appointed receivers for the airline and its associated businesses on Sunday, the day after Brindabella grounded all aircraft in its fleet
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has directed Brindabella Airlines conduct maintenance reviews on another six of its aircraft. The aircraft may not be flown until the maintenance reviews are completed and CASA has given approval for their return to service. In November CASA directed Brindabella to conduct maintenance reviews on four Jetstream 41 aircraft. Two of these
The Senate has passed a motion by Australian Greens spokesperson for Transport Senator Lee Rhiannon, noting the benefits of a majority Australian-owned Qantas and calling on the government to seriously consider investing in the airline. “After Holden’s announcement yesterday, it has become even more important for the government to step in and protect Australian jobs,”
Jetstar has become the first airline to operate a flight to the Sunshine Coast using the airport’s new Smart Tracking Technology, or Required Navigation Performance (RNP), which guides aircraft along precise flight paths using flight management systems and GPS. Jetstar chief pilot Mark Rindfleish said inclement weather around the Sunshine Coast Airport traditionally caused up
