Jetstar has become the first airline to fly direct services between Australia and Lombok in Indonesia, with the inaugural service departing Perth on September 24. More than 150 passengers were aboard the first of the new four-weekly A320 flights. Lombok, which is 150km east of Bali and a rapidly developing tourism destination, is the fifth
Singapore Airlines and one of India’s largest private companies, Tata Sons, have signed a memorandum of understanding and applied for Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to establish a new airline in India that will help further stimulate demand for air travel. The move will also give incumbent carriers, particularly Air India, added concern as
The ATSB has opened an investigation into what it describes as a serious incident involving the loss of separation between two Qantas A330s 20km west of Adelaide on September 20. Australian Aviation understands the aircraft, A330-220s VH-EBS operating Perth-Sydney and VH-EBO operating Sydney-Perth, came within 700ft of one another vertically and 1.5nm laterally as one aircraft
One year has passed since Emirates and Qantas announced their alliance, with both airlines reporting that they are realising the potential of the partnership. In the four months between April and July this year, 850,000 Australians travelled to and via Dubai on Emirates and Qantas services. “We’ve seen a huge growth in the number of
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have welcomed the decision by New Zealand’s Minister of Transport to extend authorisation of the trans-Tasman alliance. The New Zealand government’s approval was the last hurdle in extending the alliance through to October 2018. In reauthorising the alliance, the New Zealand government has not sought to impose any additional
The 2013 RAAA Meeting and Convention will be held at the Palmer Coolum Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, from October 9 to 11. The RAAA Convention brings people together from around Australia and internationally, and provides a platform for delegates to hear from and speak with industry leaders and professionals, heads of government departments and agencies,
