The World of Aviation

Sydney Airport has confirmed Xiamen Airlines will begin service to the NSW capital from both Xiamen and Fuzhou from late November. Xiamen Airlines, which is 51 per cent owned by China Southern Airlines, will start three times a week Fuzhou-Sydney service from November 30, with two flights a week between Xiamen and Sydney to start

Jetstar Hong Kong will have until September to decide if it will challenge the Hong Kong government’s decision to deny it an air operator’s certificate. The proposed low-cost carrier, a joint-venture between Qantas, China Eastern and Shun Tak Holdings, was left with an uncertain future in June when the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority

Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Air New Zealand have cancelled services to and from Bali as the ash cloud from the Mount Raung volcano again causes flight disruptions. Virgin has cancelled all its flights to and from Bali scheduled for Wednesday, while Jetstar has cancelled four services and delayed two. “The latest advice from our team

After three years in Sydney, aviation consulting house CAPA – Centre for Aviation is taking its annual Australia Pacific Aviation Summit to Brisbane in 2016. The 2016 event will be held in August is supported by Brisbane Marketing, Brisbane Airport Corporation and Tourism and Events Queensland. Brisbane was unveiled as the 2016 host city on

Buses will be the only form of public transport to Sydney’s Badgerys Creek Airport when the new facility is opened in the mid-2020s, a senior Commonwealth public servant says. Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development deputy secretary Andrew Wilson says rail is “probably a longer term requirement” for the proposed airport in western Sydney. “We

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the Hong Kong government’s decision on Jetstar Hong Kong sends worrying signals about the rise of protectionism in the aviation sector. Jetstar Hong Kong, a joint-venture between Qantas, China Eastern and Shun Tak Holdings, was left grounded in June when the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority (ALTA) ruled the