Australia has been assigned regional warehousing capability for the F-35 Lightning II in the Pacific by the US Department of Defense. Meanwhile, the European warehousing capability has been assigned to the Netherlands. The warehouse and distribution centres will enable the program to optimise and manage aviation inventory, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) stated. The
Cathay Pacific has slumped to a $HK2 billion first half loss amid intense competition, higher fuel prices and weak demand across a number of markets including its Australian operations, which performed below expectations. The airline reported a net loss of HK$2.051 billion (A$330 million) for the six months to June 30 2017, tumbling into the
Qantas led Australia’s domestic carriers for punctuality in the 12 months to June 2017, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report on domestic on-time performance said Qantas had 86 per cent of its flights arrive within 15 minutes of schedule in 2016/17, ahead of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA)
Philippine Airlines will end flights to Auckland via Cairns from December in favour of a nonstop service to New Zealand’s largest city. The new nonstop Manila-Auckland route will be served with Airbus A340-300s featuring 254 seats spread across 36 in business and 218 in economy. Taking off from December 6 2017, the flights will operate
Singapore Airlines has announced that Brisbane will become its second Australian port to receive Airbus A350-900 services, starting from October. The first A350 flight to Brisbane will be on October 15, when the aircraft takes over the SQ235/256 rotation – a morning departure from Brisbane and an overnight service from Singapore – currently operated by
Alliance Aviation Services has reported a 37 per cent improvement in full year net profit and says the resources sector is showing signs of improvement. The company said statutory net profit for the 12 months to June 30 2017 came in at $18.5 million, a significant increase from $13.5 million in the prior corresponding period.
