Turkey and Australia have signed a new bilateral air services agreement, effectively opening the way for direct flights between the two countries for the first time. The arrangements will immediately allow carriers to launch up to five times weekly services between the two countries, as well as allowing for codeshare arrangements with other airlines through
British Airways has entered a partnership with US company Solena Group to establish a commercial biomass derived jet fuel facility which will provide the airline with sustainable jet fuel from 2014. To be situated in east London, the facility will convert 500,000 tonnes of waste per year into 16 million gallons of jet fuel, which
The Virgin International Pilots Association (VIPA), which represents pilots from the Virgin Blue group of airlines, has joined forced with the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) to increase the membership of V Australia pilots ahead of the negotiation of a new collective agreement. The move will effectively bring together the two major unions for
Virgin Blue recorded the highest rate of on-time departures among the four major carriers during January, according to the latest statistics released by BITRE. The figures show that Virgin Blue achieved an on time departure rate of 90.3 per cent, followed by Qantas (89.8 per cent), Jetstar (85.6 per cent) and Tiger Airways (84.4 per
A Qantas A330 operating a flight from Sydney to Shanghai on February 18 returned to Sydney after burning off fuel due to a hydraulic issue which prevented the pilots from fully retracting the aircraft’s landing gear. Qantas says that the aircraft took off at 11:30am, and after the problem was noted by the pilots, the
QantasLink has announced that work has commenced on a new Regional Lounge at Coffs Harbour Airport which will cater to Qantas Club and Platinum and Gold Frequent Flyer members. The new lounge, which is the first for New South Wales, will feature complimentary wireless internet, plasma televisions and a selection of refreshments for passengers. The
