The CAPA Centre for Aviation will hold its Australia Pacific Aviation Summit in Sydney August 7-9 at The Four Seasons Hotel. In what is said to be the region’s biggest ever aviation strategy summit, an impressive line-up of speakers includes CEOs from airlines and airports across Australia and New Zealand, while a selection of leaders
China Southern will increase flights between Guangzhou and Auckland from seven to ten weekly during the 2013/2014 peak summer season using its newly-delivered 787 for the three additional flights. The flights will be New Zealand’s first 787 scheduled service. Auckland Airport has focused heavily on growing connections between New Zealand and China. During the 2013
Etihad CEO James Hogan has been recognised for his “outstanding strategic thinking and leadership”, receiving this year’s Executive Leadership Award for the airline’s performance in the last 12 months. Max Kingsley-Jones, who chaired the judging and is editor of Airline Business said: “In the past 12 months, many airlines around the world have struggled with
Virgin Australia’s chief operating officer Sean Donohue is set to take on the role of CEO at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Virgin Australia has confirmed Donohue will leave the airline towards the end of the year to replace long-serving and highly-respected Jeff Fegan who has occupied the post as DFW’s CEO for nearly two decades. Fegan
Air Berlin has become the latest element of Virgin Australia’s virtual international airline network, with the two airlines announcing a reciprocal codesharing and frequent flyer agreement. From August 1, assuming regulatory approval, Virgin Australia will codeshare on airberlin’s daily direct Airbus A330-200 services from Abu Dhabi to Berlin and Dusseldorf, while airberlin will codeshare on
Malaysia Airlines is to reintroduce flights between Darwin and Kuala Lumpur from November 1 after nearly 10 years’ absence from the market. Five flights a week will be operated using a two-class 737-800 each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Malaysian’s return comes amid a surge of airlines making their way back to the Northern Territory,
