The Department of Finance and Deregulation has sent out an advisory to all federal government departments about new requirements for official travel, ahead of the announcement of the winner of a travel management tender later this year. Under the new policies, public servants will have to ensure that other alternatives to travel, such as phone
Skywest has released its operating statistics for February, showing an increase in passengers on its regular public transport (RPT) services, although charter services were down slightly compared to the same time last year. For the month, the airline recorded a 14.3 per cent increase in RPT passengers carried, which went up to 25,000. This helped
BITRE’s domestic air fares index for March has shown declines across most fare categories compared to the same time last year. The biggest decline was in the best discount category, with the index falling to 62.3 compared to 90.4 the year before. The restricted economy index declined by 5.5 points to 93.6, while the full
Company CEOs and members of the media in New Zealand have voted the national airline as the best at managing its reputation according to a survey by Senate Communications. “Air New Zealand is top of mind as a company that deals well with situations that threaten its reputation. Survey participants said Air New Zealand’s public
Virgin Blue has announced that it will operate services from Sydney to Ayers Rock from August 2. The daily flights will be operated with a 104-seat Embraer E-190, with launch fares starting from $149 one way. Regular fares will start from $199. “The timing is right for us to launch a new route as we
Jetstar says that a serious incident at Melbourne Airport in 2007 which was initially not reported to the ATSB has seen it change its procedures for handling go-arounds and training of its A320 crews. The ATSB released its final report on the incident on March 5, which occurred on July 21 2007 at Melbourne Airport.
