Scandanavian Airlines (SAS) has appointed Irmgard Goetjes-Pedersen as its general manager of operations for Australia and New Zealand. She succeeds Lars Olofsson who has taken up a position with the airline in Beijing.
The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) has given its formal approval to the planned Delta Air Lines-Virgin Blue joint venture, citing that it will have competition benefits for the travelling public. “The ACCC considers that the joint venture is likely to assist Virgin and Delta to compete more effectively against the incumbents on the
Philippine Airlines has announced that it will start twice weekly services from to Brisbane from March 16 2010. The flights will be operated by an A330-300, and will operate on a Manila-Melbourne-Brisbane routing.
Cobham Aviation Services Australia expects to put the first of two Avro RJ100s into service between Perth and Barrow Island in April after successfully completing negotiations with Chevron to support the international oil and gas giant’s North-West Shelf operations, reports Chris Milne. The aviation services contract, described as Australia’s biggest for the resources industry, is
Jetstar has announced that it plans to add four new aircraft and 77 new weekly services to its domestic schedule during 2010 as it continues its fight with the rapidly expanding Tiger Airways. The airline is planning major increases in frequency on a number of routes, predominately form Melbourne and Sydney to destinations including Cairns,
Jetstar will commence services on the Sydney-Nadi route from March 29, putting it in competition with V Australia and Air Pacific. The airline has announced that it will operate on the route four times weekly using 177-seat Airbus A320s, with Jetsaver Light fares starting from $229 one way. “We expect that Jetstar’s low fares and
