The World of Aviation

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cited concerns over Tiger Australia’s financial viability in announcing it will “not oppose” Virgin Australia’s takeover of the local arm of the Singaporean-based low cost carrier. “Essential to reaching this view was the ACCC’s assessment, made after thorough and extensive testing of the issue, that Tiger Australia would

Under their trans-Tasman alliance, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia will add more than 30,000 seats between Queenstown and Australia between July to September. Together, the airlines will operate at least five additional return A320 services a week from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Air New Zealand’s deputy CEO Norm Thompson said the alliance will operate

More than 86 million passengers flew domestically and internationally during 2012, marking another year of record passenger movements in Australia. The 4.5 per cent increase over 2011’s figures was more than three times the growth rate of the US. The number of international passengers grew 5.2 per cent in 2012, with three of the four

Melbourne has moved a step closer to a second international airport with a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Australia and the Philippines securing the rights for international flights to Avalon. The MoU will allow Australian and Philippine carriers to operate a direct daily service between the Philippines and Avalon Airport. “An international airport

Air New Zealand passengers can look forward to a much-improved transit process at Los Angeles (LAX) after a successful trial led the US customs service approved a new transit system for Air New Zealand passengers arriving from Auckland or from London. On completion of US visa requirements, transiting passengers now receive a token which allows

Squadron Leader Allanah Parker is the new Chief Controller of Ohakea air traffic control tower, operated by Airways New Zealand.  She’s the youngest and the first female Chief Controller in the tower, and one of the youngest Squadron Leaders in the Royal New Zealand Air Force since World War 2.