The governments of Thailand and Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) allowing more flights between the countries. Airlines of the respective countries can now each operate up to 20,000 seats a week to and from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. Regional airports will also gain benefit from the MoU with Thai carriers given
Regional Express (REX) has retained all eight of its New South Wales intrastate routes, which it now has a renewed licence to operate through to March 2018. Despite the positive outcome, REX general manager of network and strategy Warrick Lodge said: “Whilst Rex is the biggest beneficiary of the NSW licensed route regime, we have
Emirates has posted a 68 per cent increase in net profit for the six months to the end of September to US$575 million. The profit was derived from a more modest 16 per cent increase in revenues to US$10.4 billion, the first time the airline has broken the US$10 billion mark in a six-month period.
The European Commission has suspended its planned controversial inclusion of aviation in its emissions trading scheme in the wake of mounting international and industry pressure. The EC said it has “stopped the clock” on further consideration until after the ICAO general assembly next autumn, bringing hope that a coordinated global approach to emissions can be
Qantas has announced further maintenance staff job losses as its Avalon base, a reduction in line maintenance positions at Sydney, and cuts at Qantas Defence Services with the loss of RAAF C-130H maintenance work, although 120 positions are also being created in Brisbane. With the winding up of a program to refurbish nine 747-400s with
Air New Zealand has become the first international airline to offer self-service check in kiosks at Sydney Airport. Fifteen of the kiosks have been commissioned allowing passengers to scan their passport and be issued a boarding pass. Passengers with luggage will then proceed to a bag drop desk. According to Air New Zealand the kiosks
