Skywest has announced that it will start services from Perth to Ravensthorpe as well as add jets to its Perth-Geraldton services. Subject to regulatory approval, Skywest will start four times weekly services between Perth and Ravensthorpe from November 15, with the flights operating on a Perth-Esperance-Ravensthorpe-Perth routing. Currently, Ravensthrope only receives charter flights on behalf
Tiger Airways Australia has announced that its fleet of Airbus A320s will increase to 12 from early next year as the carrier takes delivery of an additional three aircraft. Tiger is currently expecting its 10th A320 to arrive before the end of the year, with the aircraft to be stationed at its Melbourne Tullamarine base.
Jetstar has announced that it will reinstate its direct Melbourne-Ballina services from December 21. The budget airline will operate three weekly services on the route on a year-round basis, and comes as it prepares to take its Sydney-Ballina frequencies up to twice daily from December 2. The services will be operated by 177-seat Airbus A320s.
Malaysia Airlines has announced that it will operate a second daily service between Kuala Lumpur and Sydney from November 1. The new service, which is scheduled to be operated by a Boeing 777-200, will depart daily from Kuala Lumpur at 0900, arriving into Sydney at 1955, while the return service departs at 2155 from Sydney
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the Australian and Chinese governments have agreed to allow more airline services between the two countries to cater for expected higher demand in November and the end of February. Under new arrangements, the number of weekly services between Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth and Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Emirates has won the airline of the year, while Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe has been named CEO of the year at the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation’s annual airline awards. Emirates was awarded the airline of the year in recognition of its continued growth and profitability over the past year, while CAPA executive
