The World of Aviation

Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti has questioned plans from Cathay Pacific and Qantas to expand a codeshare agreement to include each other’s flights from the key markets of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to Hong Kong.

Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says market conditions are uncertain for the year ahead as the potential impact from global factors leaves him cautions about predicting what rest of calendar 2019 will hold for the airline. While the Australian market was in robust health, external events from the price of oil to geopolitical tensions

Virgin Australia returned to profitability in 2018/19 first half amid ongoing improvement in its domestic business and despite higher fuel costs.

Qantas has sought to reassure regulators its proposed codeshare with Cathay Pacific would not harm competition and instead offer travellers more choice for travel between Australia and Asia.

Boeing is backing Aerion Corporation’s quest to build a supersonic jet by signing on as an investor on the project.

Australia’s Matt Hall has finished fifth in the 2019 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season opener at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.