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Boeing Australia formally announced as AIR 9000 Phase 7 HATS winner
/ | 22 Comments on Boeing Australia formally announced as AIR 9000 Phase 7 HATS winnerDefence Minister Senator David Johnston has formally declared the team comprising Boeing Defence Australia and Thales Australia as the winning tenderer of the Project AIR 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training Systems requirement. The announcement comes some 10 months after Defence confirmed to Australian Aviation sister publication DIAR by ADBR that the Boeing/Thales teaming had been
Read moreAmerican Airlines to codeshare on Jetstar Japan services
/American Airlines has expanded its Japanese network through a series of new codeshares with Jetstar Japan. The Dallas-based carrier will place its AA code on Jetstar Japan’s services from Tokyo Narita to Fukuoka, Matsuyama, Okinawa, Osaka and Sapporo from October 26, American said in a statement on Wednesday. American has a joint business agreement with two of
Read moreVirgin Australia to start Darwin-Alice Springs flights from March
/Virgin Australia has announced plans to operate three-times-weekly return services between Darwin and Alice Springs from late March 2015. The commencement of the new services, to be operated by Boeing 737 aircraft, has been timed to coincide with the opening of Virgin Australia’s new premium lounge at Darwin Airport, chief executive John Borghetti announced on
Read moreVirgin completes partial sale of Velocity, pockets $336 million
/ | 1 Comment on Virgin completes partial sale of Velocity, pockets $336 millionVirgin Australia has received a $336 million boost to its balance sheet after completing the partial sale of its Velocity Frequent Flyer program. The deal to sell a 35 per cent stake in Velocity to investment firm and fund manager Affinity Equity Partners that was announced in August has been concluded, Virgin said in a
Read moreCairns farewells the Qantas 767
/ | 12 Comments on Cairns farewells the Qantas 767Cairns has joined the list of ports to say goodbye to Qantas Boeing 767-300ER services. The last Qantas 767 flight from Cairns left the North Queensland tourist spot on Tuesday October 21 when QF925 operated by VH-OGI departed for Sydney at 1206 local time. Cairns-based ARFF fire trucks gave VH-OGI, which was delivered to Qantas in August 1991,
Read moreRex and Qantas claim on-time honours for September
/Despite a strong improvement in on-time performance from Virgin Australia, Qantas and Regional Express (Rex) have maintained their position as the nation’s most punctual airlines. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed Rex led all Australian airlines for on-time departures in September, with 90.4 per cent of its flights pushing
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