The World of Aviation

Qantas plans to use Fokker 100 aircraft from its Network Aviation subsidiary to operate scheduled flights in Western Australia under the QantasLink brand. The move will result in QantasLink ending all turboprop operations from its Perth hub and is part of a broader change to the network that will result in four Bombardier Q300 aircraft

Brisbane Airport has taken out three awards at the Australian Airports Association (AAA) national conference. The airport was named capital city airport of the year, with a delighted Brisbane Airport chief executive Julieanne Alroe accepting the trophy at the AAA awards presentation held on the Gold Coast on Tuesday evening. Brisbane Airport also took out

Regional Express (Rex) deputy chairman John Sharp says the airline group is on track for an improvement in full year profit in 2014/15 and has foreshadowed a boost to dividends as capital expenditure spending comes down in the current year. The financial guidance was presented to shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting in Sydney

Incoming Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) director of aviation safety (DAS) retired Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore will have a one-month handover period starting December 1 before formally taking up his new role. The current CASA acting DAS Terry Farquharson said in his November briefing note published on November 25 that Skidmore would officially become

QantasLink will shed four Bombardier Q300 turboprop aircraft, close down its Perth Q400 pilot base and make its remaining fleet work harder in a bid to cut costs. While the changes were expected to impact staff, a Qantas spokesman said job losses were not expected as the airline would “manage the changes through leave burn, leave without pay

Etihad Airways has confirmed the airline has increased its stake in Virgin Australia to the maximum allowed 22.9 per cent. Representatives of the Abu Dhabi-based carrier and Virgin alliance partner released a statement to the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday afternoon outlining the purchase of 60.56 million shares for 43.5 cents per share. The A$28.34