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AA’s Frawley aviation journalist of the year
/ | 2 Comments on AA’s Frawley aviation journalist of the yearAustralian Aviation‘s managing editor & publisher Gerard Frawley was announced as Aviation Journalist of the Year for 2013 at the National Aviation Press Club’s award ceremony in Sydney on Friday night. Frawley’s award capped off a big night for Australian Aviation. He also won Aviation Feature Article of the Year for his ‘Seismic Shift’ story
Read moreQantas to codeshare with China Southern, more cooperation to come?
/ | 6 Comments on Qantas to codeshare with China Southern, more cooperation to come?Qantas has significantly bolstered its reach into the burgeoning China market with the signing of a codesharing agreement with that country’s largest and fastest growing airline, China Southern, with whom it has also flagged further cooperation. The deal will see Qantas codeshare on China Southern flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Guangzhou, and
Read moreVirgin disputes Qantas “sham” characterisation of international structure
| 3 Comments on Virgin disputes Qantas “sham” characterisation of international structureVirgin Australia has taken issue with reported Qantas comments that the structure of its international operations are a “sham”, saying it fully complies with legislation requiring Australian international airlines be majority Australian-owned. According to a Financial Review Sunday report which aired on the Nine Network on Sunday, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has written to Deputy
Read moreDragon decals fire up Air New Zealand’s latest Hobbit promo plane
/ | 3 Comments on Dragon decals fire up Air New Zealand’s latest Hobbit promo planeAir New Zealand has unveiled a new Hobbit themed promotional scheme on one of its 777-300ERs as part of its sponsorship of the latest made-in-New Zealand film in the Hobbit movie franchise. ZK-OKO was unveiled in Auckland on Monday morning wearing 54 metre long decals along each side of its fuselage of the the dragon
Read moreOPINION – If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em – Part 2
| 2 Comments on OPINION – If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em – Part 2The debate between Qantas and Virgin Australia swings from fiction to farce and back again, and now the federal government is increasingly involved, control of the very important strategic considerations about the futures of Australia’s two major airlines has gone from the board room to the parliament. When Qantas cozied up with Emirates, surely the
Read moreVictorian government grants $340,000 to Orbost Aerodrome
/As part of its ongoing support of remote and regional airports across the state, the Victorian government has provided $340,000 to upgrade Orbost Aerodrome. The funding will be used to facilitate 24-hour emergency services and support local economic activity. The funding, drawn from the Regional Aviation Fund, represents around 40 per cent of the estimated
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