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Defence Force Chief to speak at RAAA Convention
/Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin and the chair of the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review David Forsyth will headline this year’s Regional Aviation Association of Australia national convention in October. Other speakers at the annual event, to be held from Wednesday October 8 to Friday October 10 in the NSW Hunter Valley, include Australian Transport Safety
Read moreSydney Airport doubles LCC presence over past two years
Sydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather said low-cost carriers have doubled their presence at the airport over the past two years, and tips more are likely to come in the period ahead. Mather said 10 per cent of all international seats at Sydney Airport were from long-haul, low-cost carriers such as AirAsia X, Scoot and
Read moreAirAsia X average fares fall by almost a quarter as capacity growth hits fares
/Average fares at AirAsia X have fallen by almost a quarter as the long-haul budget carrier lowered ticket prices in a bid to fill seats after embarking on a huge expansion program over the past year. That additional capacity, particularly to Australia where AirAsia X now flies twice daily to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, led
Read moreAir NZ, Virgin to jointly take travel agents on journey through middle earth
/In a sign of their deepening alliance, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand will jointly take about 250 travel agents on what the pair describes as a “journey through Middle Earth”. The travel familiarisation trip in October will be run in association with Tourism New Zealand, with agents participating in a training workshop in Auckland
Read moreSydney Airport reports first half revenue and earnings lift
Sydney Airport has reported a rise in first half revenue and earnings amid growth in international passengers. Revenue at Australia’s busiest airport rose 5.7 per cent to $568.4 million in the six months to June 30 2014 compared with the prior corresponding period, Sydney Airport said in a regulatory filing to the Australian Securities Exchange
Read moreQueenstown reports record trans-Tasman passenger numbers
Australians flew to Queenstown in record numbers in 2013/14, attracted by the region’s snowfields, golf courses and natural beauty. Or perhaps they can’t get enough of that spectacular landing. Whatever the reasons, Queenstown Airport says the 12 months to June 30 2014, was its busiest year on record, with total passengers up 4.2 per cent
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