Tiger Airways has announced that it plans to bring forward delivery of two A320 aircraft to during the current financial year ending March 2011. “As additional delivery positions have become available, presumably as other airlines have postponed some of their aircraft deliveries, we have seized the opportunity to advance delivery of two new aircraft into
In what has been described as a “landmark agreement”, Air France and KLM have entered into an interline arrangement with the Jetstar group of airlines, allowing passengers to seamlessly book on each others’ services. Under the far reaching agreement, the interline will extend to Jetstar’s affiliate carriers in Singapore and Vietnam, marking the first time
Jetstar has launched a cadet pilot training scheme in partnership with Moorabbin based Oxford Aviation Academy Group and CTC Aviation Group of Hamilton, New Zealand, which will train up to 70 pilots in its first year of operation. Jetstar’s Cadet Pilot Training Program will take in candidates not only from Australia and New Zealand but
China Southern is planning a significant expansion of its operations into Australia, announcing plans to fly to Brisbane for the first time, and increased frequencies to Sydney and Melbourne. From November 1 China Southern will begin three times weekly Airbus A330 flights between Guangzhou and Brisbane. The flights will be the only direct services between
Qantas and British Airways have extended their codeshare agreement to cover additional flights in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. From June 14, BA will place its code on Qantas services to Queenstown, Albury, Armidale, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Wagga Wagga, and increase its codeshare on existing Qantas flights to destinations including Auckland, Wellington, Canberra,
New figures from the Bureau of Infrstructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) show that international passenger traffic again grew strongly during March 2010, continuing an upward trend being driven by low cost carriers. Passenger numbers increased by 14.2 per cent during the month compared to March 2009 to 2.137 million, which is the largest single
