Air Mauritius will add a third weekly flight to Perth from April 1 next year. The additional flight each Friday represents a 50 per cent increase in capacity and complements the existing Wednesday and Sunday schedule. The three services will be operated using an Airbus A330 in a two-class configuration of 24 business class and
Before it has even started services between Honolulu and Brisbane, Hawaiian Airlines is adding capacity between the two cities in response to demand for services between March and May 2013. The airline, which starts flights to Brisbane on November 28, will add 18 flights – or 4,700 seats – to the existing schedule of three
Singapore Airlines will increase to 12 the number of weekly flights to Adelaide From July 4 next year. Operated by Airbus A330s featuring the airline’s latest medium haul business class product, the additional services to Adelaide each Thursday and Sunday means Singapore Airlines will now operate 112 flights a week between Australia and Singapore. Adelaide’s largest
A Network Aviation Fokker 100 suffered a hard landing at Nifty Aerodrome in the East Pilbara region on October 19. According to the ATSB, the aircraft – VH-NQE – experienced windshear as it approached the airfield during a fly-in/fly-out charter flight from Perth. The Qantas-owned subsidiary has grounded the aircraft pending further investigation by the
Resource charter FIFO operator Alliance Airlines has used its annual general meeting to flag plans to continue expanding its aircraft fleet. “Despite the current economic environment your company continues to experience growth and this will result in the need to acquire further aircraft,” chairman Steve Padgett said. “The Board are continuing to review appropriate funding
Members of Virgin Australia’s Veloctity Frequent Flyer scheme can now earn points through the online shopping sites of Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Top Shop and iTunes Australia, significantly bolstering the attractiveness of the scheme as Virgin works to wrest loyal frequent flyers off Qantas. All five retailers can be accessed via the Velocity Global
