Jetstar began Airbus A330 long haul operations from Singapore on December 16, launching its new daily service to Melbourne. The new A330-200 flights are a result of Jetstar’s plans to develop Singapore into a major hub as part of its ‘Pan Asian’ strategy. “This approach has us well placed to best participate in the fast
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has made a draft determination granting approval for Virgin Blue’s alliance with Etihad. “The ACCC considers that the Alliance is likely to promote competition and result in benefits for Australian consumers through new international services and increased online connections,” ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said. Under the alliance, Etihad and
QantasLink has announced plans to resume regular Bombardier Q400 services between Cairns and Horn Island from February 1 2011, after the Torres Strait Council upgraded Horn Island Airport’s runway. “They [Q400s] were launched on our Cairns-Horn Island services in February 2008 but, regrettably, the need to upgrade Horn Island Airport’s runway meant Q400 flying on
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given conditional authorisation of the planned alliance between Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand, which will allow them to coordinate on routes, schedules, capacity, pricing and revenue management on the trans Tasman market. “The ACCC considers that the alliance is likely to benefit passengers in a number
China Southern has announced plans to operate to Auckland by April 30 next year as an extension of its Guangzhou-Melbourne services. China’s largest airline will operate to Auckland three times a week with 284-seat Airbus A330-300s.
CASA’s long awaited revised maintenance suite of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) have been signed into law, and will take effect from June 27 2011. The new CASRs cover continuing airworthiness requirements (Part 42), approved maintenance organisations (Part 145), maintenance personnel licensing (Part 66) and maintenance training organisations (Part 147). “The outcome-based approach of the
