Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has postponed changes to the regulation of Approved Testing Officers (ATO) in response to community feedback. As a result, ATOs have another year to surrender their delegation and obtain a Flight Examiner Rating (FER). “In response to the concerns expressed by members of the industry about the insurance-related implications of
Jetgo will shift its Melbourne-Dubbo service from Avalon to Essendon airport from early July following the installation of necessary security screening facilities at the close-in Melbourne airport. The regional carrier had planned to fly from Dubbo to Melbourne Tullamarine starting in October 2015, but was unable to secure terminal space at the airport. Efforts to
Virgin Australia has secured the necessary traffic rights to mount flights to Beijing and Hong Kong from June 1 2017. The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has approved the Australian carrier’s request for 1,925 seats a week of capacity to China and seven flights a week to Hong Kong. The determination, published on June 17,
Domestic business class fares have risen to their highest level in more than four years, while best discount economy fares were softer in June, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly report on domestic ticket prices showed the index measuring business class airfares rose to 95.8 points in June,
The first Airbus A400M military airlifter for the Spanish air force has emerged from the paintshop at the manufacturer’s final assembly line in Seville, Spain. Airbus Defence and Space said the aircraft, MSN44, would now undergo ground tests ahead of its planned first flight in mid-July. Spain has ordered 14 A400Ms.
Hawaiian Airlines chief executive Mark Dunkerley says the Australia-Hawaii market has not experienced the same level of extreme discounting on flights between this country and the US mainland. The trans-Pacific market has been particularly active in recent times, with the arrival in late 2015 of American Airlines to Sydney, Qantas’s resumption of San Francisco services
