Airlines have adopted different strategies in dealing with the ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano, which since Sunday has caused multiple flight delays and cancellations, disrupting travel plans for thousands of stranded passengers over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. While cancelling or delaying flights to and from the affected areas over the weekend, Virgin
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced its decision to grant antitrust immunity to the proposed joint alliance between Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines. After initially rejected the proposed alliance, approval has been granted after the airlines made changes to their submission to the DOT. “In today’s order, the Department said Delta and
Air New Zealand has ruled out a bird strike as the cause of the engine problem which forced a Perth-bound Boeing 767 operating to NZ175 to return to Auckland on June 9. “The pilots reduced takeoff thrust as normal when they were airborne, but at this time there was an interruption to the airflow through
A Perth bound Air New Zealand Boeing 767-300ER has returned to Auckland following “a problem” with the aircraft’s “left hand engine shortly after takeoff” at 2.35pm this afternoon (June 9). The 767, operating flight NZ175, subsequently landed at Auckland Airport by 2.52pm and taxied to the gate without further incident. “The incident occurred just after takeoff
The ATBS is investigating an incident involving a Tiger Airways Airbus A320 at Melbourne airport on Tuesday night (June 7), which saw the aircraft descend below the minimum safe altitude on approach. “An Airbus A320 aircraft, registered VH-VNG and operated by Tiger Airways Australia Pty Limited as flight TGW5207, was on approach into Melbourne, Victoria,”
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted “interim authorisation” to Qantas and American Airlines’ proposed Joint Business Agreement (JBA), which will allow the airlines to undertake a coordinated “sales and marketing campaign” in Australia and the United States. Qantas had sought the interim approval to allow joint sales and marketing for its recently
