QantasLink will add almost 5000 extra seats per week to its regional Queensland network with the deployment of another Bombardier Q400 to Queensland from April 6. The towns of Barcaldine, Blackall, Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Longreach, Mackay, Moranbah, Rockhampton and Roma are all set to benefit from the additional services to and from Brisbane.
Virgin Blue’s first Airbus A330-200, VH-XFA, has arrived in Australia, flying into Melbourne on March 5. The all-white aircraft features no hints as to Virgin Blue’s much anticipated rebranding and new livery, expected to be revealed in the near future, although conjecture suggests the name ‘Virgin Australia’ could be adopted. Virgin Blue has already released
Alliance Airlines has signed on as the Asia Pacific partner in Fokker Services’ ‘FLYFokker Take Off’ program, which is aimed at expanding the number of Fokker operators in the region. Under the agreement, Alliance Airlines will provide Fokker 100 jets and Fokker 50 turboprops on wet-lease to startup airlines in the Southeast Asia region, prior
Virgin Blue Group of Airlines has become the first Australian carrier to operate in the Middle East for 20 years, after launching its inaugural V Australia flight to Abu Dhabi on February 24. The initally three times weekly Abu Dhabi serivce comes as part of the codesharing alliance agreement between Virgin Blue and Etihad, which
Virgin Blue has announced plans to build a widebody capable aircraft maintenance hangar and engineering base at Sydney Airport. Planning on the new facility is well underway, according to Virgin Blue Group of Airlines CEO John Borghetti, with the hangar able to accommodate up to four narrow-body aircraft, or two narrow-body aircraft and one widebody
Air New Zealand has posted normalised earnings before tax of NZ$112 million for the first half of the current financial year, up 33 per cent on the same half in the 2009-10 financial year. The result (NZ$96 million after tax) includes an NZ$18 million gain on equity swaps relating to Air NZ’s recent investment in
