Virgin Australia alliance partner and HNA Group carrier Hainan Airlines has added Brisbane to its growing Oceania route network with the start of nonstop flights between Shenzhen and Brisbane. Flight HU411, operated by Airbus A330-200 B-5963 landed at Brisbane at about 0930 on Thursday, following its near nine-hour journey from Shenzhen. The aircraft was on
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) given interested parties another week to get their submissions in to its review into commercial and recreational operations of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), or drones. The deadline for public comment to its discussion paper has been pushed back to Friday, September 29, CASA said in a statement on
Air New Zealand says the fuel shortage at Auckland Airport is “unlikely to have a material impact” on its 2017/18 financial results. The airline has cancelled scores of flights and diverted others since Sunday, after a pipeline which connects a refinery to the Wiri Oil Services facility near the airport was damaged, resulting in supply
Owners and operators of remote airfields have until October 20 to apply for the final round of federal government funding for upgrades to facilities. Canberra has opened the fifth and final round of applications for its remote airstrip upgrade program, which offers funding for improvements to airfields in isolated communities. The scheme was allocated $33.7
Sydney Airport has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in passenger numbers for August, underpinned by higher load factors on international services. There were 3.5 million travellers through Sydney Airport in August, compared with 3.40 million in the same month a year earlier. International passengers rose 8.3 per cent in the month to 1.29 million,
The 2017 Australian Airports Association (AAA) National Conference and Exhibition will feature presentations from an senior airline executives, the heads of the nation’s aviation regulatory bodies and senior politicians. The four-day event will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from November 13-17, with more than 600 delegates expected to attend. The final program, published
