The World of Aviation

QantasLink has announced that it will increase capacity on a number of regional New South Wales routes from March as it takes delivery of its 19th Bombardier Q400. On the Sydney to Wagga Wagga and Coffs Harbour routes, a number of services will be upgraded to be operated by the 74 seat Q400s in place

Despite receiving a cool reception from industry analysts, Tiger Airways’s initial public offering has closed fully subscribed, raising S$248m (A$193m) for the low cost airline group. The issue closed with shares priced at S$1.50 (A$1.17), which was towards the higher end of its guidance indicative price of S$1.35-$1.65 (A$1.05-$1.28). The airline is now expected to

Up to 15,000 employees of Japan Air Lines face an uncertain future after the ailing carrier was placed into bankruptcy protection on January 19 as part of ongoing efforts to restructure the loss-making carrier. The Japanese carrier entered bankruptcy with listed debts of JPY2.3 trillion (A$27.4bn), but will keep operating with the support of a

Melbourne Airport has recorded five per cent growth in passenger numbers for the second quarter of the current financial year, aided primarily by a strong rise in international passenger numbers. For the three months ending December 31, international passenger numbers were up by 14 per cent, aided by new services from Qatar Airways as well

Airbus delivered its 6000th aircraft on January 19, an A380 to Emirates which is that carrier’s eighth of the type. To commemorate the milestone, more than 200 guests attended a special delivery ceremony at Airbus’s Hamburg delivery centre. The aircraft also features a special inscription alongside the Emirates livery noting that it is the 6000th

Singapore Airlines saw its network-wide passenger load factor increase to a healthy 84.3 per cent during December, albeit largely driven by cuts in capacity. For the month, the airline’s capacity in available seat kilometres was down 9.2 per cent on the same time last year, helping boost load factor by 4.4 percentage points. The number