Perth continues to attract growing international interest, with low-cost airline Scoot the latest to add services to the city. Becoming the airline’s third Australian destination, Scoot will begin its five-weekly services on December 19. The flights will depart Perth at 1930 and arrive at Singapore at 0045, with the return service departing Singapore at 1250
According to Airbus’s new Cargo Global Market Forecast, worldwide airfreight traffic will grow by an average of 4.8 per cent annually over the next 20 years, almost doubling the required global freighter fleet to nearly 3,000 aircraft. The forecast shows the overall worldwide air cargo demand by the year 2032 will require around 2,700 new
Etihad has continued to achieve record growth in the third quarter of 2013, with revenue from passenger services exceeding US$1 billion for the first time and passenger numbers passing three million. Total revenue rose 11 per cent to US$1.4 billion, while the airline’s network-wide passenger load factors reached 81 per cent reflecting both astute capacity
Air New Zealand is will meet growing demand for seasonal travel from New Zealand to favoured holiday destinations, with the airline announcing it will increase capacity on its Auckland to Honolulu service, on Pacific Island routes and operate a third season of its Auckland to Bali service. Four flights a week between Auckland and Honolulu
Jetstar’s first 787 has touched down in Melbourne this afternoon at the end of its delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett factory. The 787-8, registered VH-VKA and operating as flight JQ7878, touched down at Melbourne Airport at 1:13pm, ending an eight year gestation for the Qantas Group, which had first ordered the 787 in 2008. Onboard
On the day Jetstar delivered its first 787 to its home base in Melbourne, Qantas and the Victorian government announced a $12 million agreement to promote Victoria as a holiday destination internationally and within Australia. The joint three-year marketing agreement will target visitors from the United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, New
