Aeropelican has announced that it will commence nonstop flights between Sydney and Cooma’s Snowy Mountains Airport from June 11. The services will be operated by 19-seat BAe Jetstream 32s, with three return services Sunday to Friday and two return flights on Saturdays during winter. Aeropelican says that it plans to operate year-round services between Sydney
Qantas has announced that it will start nonstop services from Sydney and Melbourne to the northwest WA resource hub of Karratha from May. Nonstop services from both Melbourne and Sydney will be operated once weekly, adding to the once weekly Brisbane-Karratha service the airline has operated since November 2007. The flights will be operated by
Tiger Airways Holdings has recorded a S$14.1m (A$11.3m) net profit for the quarter ending December 31, with CEO Tony Davis noting that its Australian operations have now been profitable for two quarters. The profit, which was a turnaround from the S$7.7m (A$6.2m) loss reported during the previous corresponding period, came on the back of a
Air New Zealand has doubled its profit for the first half of the financial year, but is expecting a weaker second half due to the effects of currency hedges. The airline recorded a net profit of NZ$56m (A$43.5m), compared to NZ$24m (A$18.6m) for the previous corresponding period. Revenues declined over the six months by 15
Qantas has announced that it will increase capacity on the Sydney-Tokyo route from July due to buoyant demand from leisure travellers and an expected increase in business traffic. Qantas currently operates daily services on the route with an Airbus A330-300, but from July 5 it will introduce two-class Boeing 747-400s on six of the services,
Jetstar A320 VH-VGZ has been unveiled featuring a special livery developed in partnership with surf wear brand Quicksilver to mark this weekend’s 2010 Quicksilver Pro on the Gold Coast. The Quicksilver decal applied to VH-VGZ features Australian surfer Julian Wilson wearing his signature board shorts designed by his mother Nola.
