The World of Aviation

Regional carrier Airnorth is adding a third destination from Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport with a new nonstop service to Townsville. The three times a week Wellcamp-Townsville flights kick off on November 28 with 76-seat Embraer E170 jets and adds to Airnorth’s existing flights to Melbourne and Cairns from Australia’s newest airport. Wellcamp general manager Phil

Jetstar is targeting travellers from small- and medium-sized companies with a new business-only flexible fare. For an additional fee ranging from $29-$34 for domestic flights and $39-$55 for international flights, the FlexBiz bundle offers free flight changes on the day of travel, extra carry-on allowance, seat selection and the option of receiving a credit voucher

Cathay Pacific is boosting passenger and cargo capacity between Melbourne and Hong Kong with the use of the larger Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER on the route from early 2017. The oneworld alliance member said on Thursday it would deploy the A350-900 on one of its three daily flights to Melbourne from February 1 2017,

Regional carrier Jetgo is adding an extra two flights a week between Albury and Brisbane. The airline will fly six times a week on the route from November 1 with 36-seat Embraer ERJ-135 jets, compared with four flights a week currently. Jetgo managing director for airlines Paul Bredereck said the two additional flights reflected strong demand,

Pilots of an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 bound for Kuala Lumpur lost almost all navigational information shortly after takeoff from Sydney due to an incorrect entry into the aircraft’s flight management and guidance system, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has found. The ATSB report on the March 10 2015 incident, published on Wednesday, said

Virgin Australia has rolled out its new fare structure that features reduced benefits for some of its elite frequent flyers and the re-introduction of seat-only options for flights to Bali and the South Pacific. The airline has rebranded its fares with names such as Go, Go Plus, Getaway, Elevate, and Freedom, each of which have