Virgin Australia has suspended all services to and from Adelaide and Mildura for tomorrow (June 21), as the troublesome volcanic ash plume from Chile’s Cordon Caulle volcano makes a return to Australia. “The current forecast suggests the ash plume will [descend] below 20,000ft over Adelaide and Mildura tomorrow. With this in mind we are suspending
Qantas has appointed former Galaxy Fund CEO Corinne Namblard to the company’s board as a non-executive director, bringing 30 years of finance, infrastructure and related industry experience to the airline. “My fellow directors and I are pleased that Ms Namblard is joining the Qantas board and I believe her appointment will further strengthen the
Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have resumed all domestic services as the ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano begins to dissipate over Perth, whie Air New Zealand has announced that it will now resume flights from New Zealand’s lower South Island this afternoon. The news comes after Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin cancelled flights to Perth yesterday
Regional Express (Rex) has announced the retirement of managing director Jim Davis, effective July 1. Rex says Davis won’t be directly replaced, with his responsibilities “largely assumed” by Chris Hine, who took on the role of chief operating officer of Rex on March 1. Davis, a former chief pilot with Rex predecessor Hazelton Airlines, has
Qantas has announced it is significantly scaling back group domestic capacity growth over the next two years, which will see it cancel or defer orders for 12 narrowbody airliners. The airline says that “in response to slower overall growth” that it now plans to grow its domestic capacity by 5.5 per cent for 2011-12, rather
Airlines have begun suspending flights to and from Perth as the ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano moves over Western Australia. “The northern boundary of the ash cloud which affected flights from Melbourne and Adelaide over the past 48 hours is now located over Bass Strait,” Airservices Australia said in an update this morning.
