Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is expected to return to an operating surplus in 2016/17, the budget papers show. The aviation safety regulator is projected to post an $8.8 million deficit in the current financial year, a slightly better outcome than the previously forecast $10 million operating deficit, according to figures in the federal
Adelaide has welcomed Australia’s first scheduled Airbus A350-900 passenger flight, with Qatar Airways QR914 touching down in the City of Churches a few minutes before 1600 local time on Tuesday. The inaugural service, operated by A7-ALH, covered the 6,109nm journey between Doha and Adelaide in a little under 13 hours and landed about half an
Air New Zealand says its run of yearly earnings growth is expected to end in 2017 amid new entrants on existing routes and currency changes. The Star Alliance member has guided the market to earnings before taxation of more than NZ$800 million for the 12 months to June 30 2016. If full year figures are in
Regional carriers such as Air Niugini and Royal Brunei, as well as established larger players British Airways and China Eastern, stand to benefit from a slice of the $420 million government travel market after winning a place on its air travel services panel. The four airlines are part of the new 19-airline panel that will be
Iron Maiden’s chartered Boeing 747-400 Ed Force One touched down in Brisbane on Monday afternoon ahead of the heavy metal band’s tour of Australia. The ex-Air France Boeing 747-400 is chartered from Air Atlanta Icelandic and is carrying the band’s members, support crew and equipment on its ‘The Book of Souls’ world tour. Using the flight
Virgin Australia says the airline group is on track for a full year profit despite a forecast second half loss amid weak demand in its key domestic market that has prompted capacity cuts focused on regional routes. The company reported a statutory loss after tax of $58.8 million for the three months to March 31,
