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The imminent appointment of a new director of aviation safety represents a chance for a fresh start for the aviation sector, the Australian Aviation Associations’ Forum says. Industry “stands ready and enthusiastic to bring in a new era of enlightened regulation for aviation safety in Australia to repair the damage of recent years”, according to Chris Manning, honorary

Air New Zealand will start flights with its refurbished Boeing 777-200ER aircraft on Saturday. The first flights with the upgraded aircraft will be NZ135 from Auckland to Brisbane and the return service NZ136 on Saturday, August 23, according to the Airline Route website. That will be followed by return services to Sydney on Sunday and Nadi

Online travel company Webjet expects the domestic airline market, particularly for leisure travellers, to remain subdued between now and Christmas. Webjet chief executive John Guscic said the Australian domestic market was essentially flat in 2013/14, with Christmas particularly difficult. Moreover, Guscic described the period around May when the federal budget was handed down as “a

Philippine Airlines is adding extra seats to Darwin and Brisbane for the school holiday period through the use of larger aircraft. The airline will replace Airbus A320 aircraft on its thrice weekly Manila-Darwin-Brisbane service with an Airbus A321 between December 8 2014 and January 16 2015, according to updates in Global Distribution Systems. PR221 departs

Scoot chief executive Campbell Wilson says staff at the airline are encouraged to be themselves rather than stick within prescriptive rules and procedures. When the Singapore-based low-cost airline launched a little over three years ago, it coined the term ‘Scootitude’ to portray a fun and engaging carrier. And Wilson says it was left up to

Those looking to get up close and personal with a RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet should make their way to Aviation Australia’s training centre at Brisbane Airport on Saturday. The facility will host the annual Aviation Careers Expo, where the Super Hornet is not only one of 25 aircraft on static display but will also be