Virgin Australia Holdings (VAH) is selling 10 per cent of its shares to Singapore Airlines in an arrangement which will see it acquire 60 per cent of Tiger Australia, plus, under a separate agreement, 100 per cent of Perth-based Skywest. “The transactions announced today are in line with Virgin Australia’s strategy to become the airline
Malaysia Airlines will join the oneworld alliance on February 1, 2013. oneworld says Malaysia Airlines will substantially expand the alliance’s network in Southeast Asia, adding 15 destinations to the 840 already served in 156 countries. oneworld CEO Bruce Ashby said Malaysia Airlines’ Kuala Lumpur hub was geographically well-placed between existing hubs. “This will greatly enhance
Qantas will add 1,700 seats a week between Melbourne and Tasmania when it introduces Q400 flights to Hobart, Launceston and Devonport. Hobart will see another 1,030 seats each week in an additional frequency operated by QantasLink Q400s, complementing the existing twice daily Boeing 737 services. Launceston will receive another 690 seats, with the number of
Qantas has returned to the Gold Coast, operating its relaunched service from Sydney on Sunday. Inbound tourism to the Gold Coast is a key focus of the service, with flight timings offering convenient connections from Jetstar’s Japan services and, subject to regulatory approval, will be one of the routes codeshared with Emirates under the recently-announced partnership.
Air New Zealand has reduced its new ‘Night Rider’ fare between Auckland and Wellington to NZ$7 each way in the lead up to Christmas. On offer for flights between December 17 and 24, the fares are applicable to late night services between the cities. The airline’s CEO Rob Fyfe said: “We reckon there are plenty of
An example of the very rare Ilyushin Il-76MF has made a visit to Australia, with JY-JID ‘361’ operated by Jordan International Air Cargo visiting Perth and Melbourne this week. The freighter arrived from Colombo, Sri Lanka as flight ‘RJZ361’ on October 25 before later departing to Melbourne. The Il-76MF is a stretched and re-engined (with Aviadvigatel PS-90As) development of the
