Passengers looking for bargain airfares are likely to be in luck in February with ticket prices lower than they were a year ago, while those keen for a seat at the pointy end of the aircraft should expect to pay a bit more for those business class seats, government statistics suggest. The Bureau of Infrastructure,
Alliance Airlines has signed a new five-year contract with Santos covering the oil and gas company’s operations in South Australia. As part of the new deal, Alliance will start jet services from Adelaide to Santos’ oil and gas operations in the Cooper Basin. “The initial requirement is for Alliance to operate between 10 and 16 services
Airbus has added three new A350 stations at its Toulouse facility as the manufacturer begins final assembly of the first of three A350-1000 flight test aircraft while it increases production of the A350-900. The first A350-1000 has entered the final assembly line and is expected to begin test flights before the end of 2016, Airbus said
Warren Truss, the minister who unlike so many of his predecessors managed to get work started on building an airport at Sydney’s Badgerys Creek, has resigned from parliament. The veteran politician stepped down as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, as well as leader of the National Party, on February 11.
Virgin Australia says it plans to work its fleet harder in calendar 2016 after announcing the withdrawal of five Embraer E190s, as the airline group reaffirmed a return to profitability for the full 2015/16 financial year. The 98-seat E190 fleet will be reduced to 13, from 18 currently, by September 2016, Virgin said in its
Media reports say Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss is set to retire from politics before the next federal election. While the official announcement is expected on Thursday, multiple news reports published on Wednesday afternoon indicate Truss will step down in March and not contest the next election. Truss,
