Indonesian national carrier Garuda has obtained shareholder approval to purchase up to 97 new aircraft using funds from the airline’s initial public offering (IPO) issued last year. Garuda had initially planned to use the IPO funds to buy 36 new planes. Under the new plan, approved Friday, Garuda will purchase or take options on 20
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce used his appearance before a Senate committee on Monday to hit back at proposed changes to the Qantas Sale Act that he said would force the company to cut routes and either sell or shutter budget subsidiary Jetstar. The union backed changes, introduced by independent Senator Nick Xenophon and co-sponsored by
Tiger Airways continues adding flights as it claws back from last year’s suspension and eyes a second base of operations. The budget carrier this weekend announced plans to fly an additional daily return service between Melbourne-Sydney and Melbourne-Perth starting in April. That comes on the back of plans to bolster services from Tiger’s Melbourne hub
Air New Zealand has announced plans to launch twice weekly flights from Auckland to Bali’s Denpasar Airport. The Boeing 767-300 service will operate seasonally between June and October beginning later this year, pending regulatory approval. The carrier said the non-stop service would provide a better option for travel to a destination already popular with Kiwi
Qantas will raise surcharges and fares in response to high fuel prices and the impact of carbon taxes in Europe and Australia. Under the plan, which goes into effect on February 15, fuel surcharges on international flights will go up by as much as $60 for one-way tickets to the US and Europe, raising the
Tiger Airways has announced plans to resume flights to Cairns pending approval by safety regulators. The budget carrier was forced to sharply curtail operations following a six week suspension over safety concerns last year and remains under a CASA imposed cap on daily flights. It has focused on core routes out of its Melbourne hub
