The first 787 for Jetstar has entered final assembly at Boeing’s Everett factory ahead of its planned delivery in late September. The aircraft, to be registered VH-VKA, is due to enter service on Jetstar’s domestic network in Australia in November before transitioning to international flights from December, the airline’s director of Boeing 787 program Mark Dal
Virgin Australia has added Amsterdam to its codeshare agreement with Etihad, as well as Rome with Singapore Airlines and Milan with both Etihad and Singapore Airlines. Customers travelling on Virgin Australia’s network will be able to connect through Abu Dhabi or Singapore on to Milan or Amsterdam on the same ticket, while passengers travelling to
Philippine Airlines has commenced new flights to Perth, Darwin and Brisbane in its biggest ever expansion of Australian services. The carrier’s first service to Perth arrived June 3, with four flights scheduled weekly between Western Australia and Manila. Meanwhile inaugural services to Darwin and new flights to Brisbane have begun, with daily flights scheduled to
Regional Express has acquired its own Saab 340 full flight simulator to be installed at its Wagga Wagga-based Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA). Rex says the Flight Safety built simulator features Flight Safety’s Vital 9 visual system, and is the youngest Saab 340 sim of its type in the world. It will be installed in
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Alabanese has introduced a Bill to parliament which will ratify Australia’s signature of the Cape Town Convention, which promises more affordable aircraft financing “By acceding to this convention, Australian airlines of all sizes will be able to access cheaper finance when purchasing aircraft, jet engines or helicopters,” Minister Albanese said
Qantas will make a further investment in Perth Airport over the next 18 months as competition stiffens following the formal launch of Virgin Australia’s regional operations in the state in recent weeks. The Qantas commitment expands on previously-announced enhancements to its Perth-based operations, with new measures including: Deploying an additional A330 aircraft for flights between
