Eight of Asia’s low cost carriers, including Virgin Australia-owned budget subsidiary Tigerair Australia, have broken new ground in the no-frills sector, forging an LCC alliance aimed at giving members a significant boost in network spread and lifting their ability to increase revenue. Announced in Singapore today on Monday and known as the Value Alliance, it
Boeing and the federal government have agreed to expand the company’s support for Australian aerospace suppliers with new contract bid opportunities. Building on an agreement that placed significant work packages with Australian industry, a new two-year contract with the Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group will continue to grow Australia’s aerospace support capabilities and will
The world’s largest aircraft, the Soviet-era Antonov An-225 Mriya, landed in Perth on Sunday, the type’s first Australian visit. Originally scheduled to arrive at 10:00am, the 84m long aircraft touched down just before midday on Perth’s Runway 21. After clearing the runway, it was treated to a water cannon salute, with over 20,000 spectators watching on.
The first of four red, yellow and white painted AW139s for the Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service is on its way from Leonardo Helicopters’ (formerly AgustaWestland) factory in Italy after officially being delivered by the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, Lease Corporation International (LCI). “After many years of planning, we are all extremely happy to receive the
Solomon Airlines has announced it is temporarily suspending its weekly Honiara-Sydney flights from May 17. The airline has in fact not operated the route since February 19 due to its only Airbus A320 aircraft undergoing maintenance in Singapore, which has “taken longer than expected”. The A320, which has also been undergoing a cabin refresh, was due
Jetstar is to begin three times weekly direct flights between Adelaide and the Sunshine Coast from September 30, the Qantas-owned low-cost carrier announced on Friday. The new flights will operate with 180-seat Airbus A320s on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and add a further 56,000 seats a year into the Sunshine Coast market. “Our strategy has
