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Brindabella suspends Sydney-Orange
Airlines

Brindabella Airlines has suspended services between Sydney and Orange “until further notice”. “Brindabella Airlines view the restoration of reliability and integrity to its scheduled services as a priority, and will review the Sydney to Orange services once this has been achieved,” the airline said on its website. Brindabella said it would offer passengers holding bookings

Virgin pilots union backs Borghetti
Airlines

It is perhaps no surprise that one of the unions representing Virgin Australia’s pilots, the Virgin Independent Pilots Association (VIPA), has come out in support of the airline and its CEO, John Borghetti, but what is perhaps surprising is the strength of the language it has used to do so, with a statement saying that

Air New Zealand introduces online, mobile app check-in
Airlines

Air New Zealand has launched online and mobile device check-in for the first time. The airline has launched new versions of its apps for smartphones and tablets that enables passengers to check-in for domestic flights between 24 hours and 30 minutes before departure, and for international flights between 24 hours and 90 minutes ahead of

Takeovers panel clears Virgin rights issue
Airlines

The Takeovers Panel won’t stand in they way of Virgin Australia’s $350 million rights raising, the government body announced on Tuesday. The Takeovers Panel considered the issue after a request from shareholder activist Stephen Mayne who had protested to the Virgin Australia board that retail shareholders should be able to apply for an unlimited number

Air NZ’s Smaug alights in LAX
Airlines

Air New Zealand’s Smaug dragon adorned 777-300ER has touched town in Los Angeles ahead of the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the New Zealand-made film that the airline’s latest special livery aircraft promotes. The 777, ZK-OKO, is the second in the Air New Zealand fleet to wear Hobbit theme decals, after ZK-OKP

Qantas to codeshare with China Southern, more cooperation to come?
Airlines

Qantas has significantly bolstered its reach into the burgeoning China market with the signing of a codesharing agreement with that country’s largest and fastest growing airline, China Southern, with whom it has also flagged further cooperation. The deal will see Qantas codeshare on China Southern flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Guangzhou, and