FlyPelican announced today that Flights between Newcastle Airport and Dubbo will commence on Monday 18th July 2016. (Subject to regulatory approval). FlyPelican is a Newcastle based independent regional airline that operates a fleet of 19 seat, British Aerospace Jetstream 32 aircraft. Paul Graham, FlyPelican Chief Executive Officer, said: “FlyPelican is very excited to be adding yet … Read more
Virgin Australia today announced it will add six new overnight services between Sydney and Tamworth during winter, opening up same day travel and key international connections for local residents. These services are in addition to the six services per week Virgin Australia currently operates between Tamworth and Sydney. Virgin Australia Chief Executive Officer John Borghetti … Read more
Air Niugini announced the appointment of Mr Bruce Alabaster as the new General Manager of its subsidiary company, Link PNG. The Chairman of Air Niugini and Link PNG, Sir Frederick Reiher, welcomed the new General Manager today. He said with Mr Alabaster’s 25 years experience in the aviation industry, the board and management are confident … Read more
Qantas and Australia Post announced a new dedicated domestic air-freighter network to be used exclusively by Australia Post and StarTrack customers. The dedicated network will consist of six freighter aircraft featuring StarTrack livery, with continued priority access to cargo space in the Qantas Group’s passenger fleet. Five of the dedicated StarTrack freighters will come from … Read more
Fiji Airways will resume its Nadi-Tarawa services tomorrow (April 9th) after Bonriki airport authorities confirmed that they have endeavoured to address serious safety concerns the airline had. Fiji Airways has had to cancel services to Tarawa in the past two weeks due to a number of safety-related concerns that have arisen. These include the Precision … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Regional Express (Rex), in partnership with Snowy Mountains Airport Corporation Pty Ltd (SMAC), will officially launch its Snowy Mountains (Cooma) to Sydney Regular Public Transport (RPT) services in a ceremony held at the Snowy Mountains Airport on Wednesday 23 March 2016. The ceremony will take place following the inaugural … Read more
Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (‘the Virgin Australia Group’ or ‘the Group’) today announced the commencement of a review of its capital structure, which forms part of the Group’s ongoing program to optimise its balance sheet. This review will ensure the Virgin Australia Group has an appropriate structure to sustain access to capital and improve cash … Read more
Tigerair Australia today announced an additional weekly return service between Melbourne and Coffs Harbour in response to increased demand for more low cost services to the region. Due to increased demand, Tigerair Australia has also added a one off additional return service between Melbourne and Coffs Harbour on the Easter long weekend (Saturday 26 March, … Read more
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that it has extended its Authorized Service Facility (ASF) agreement with Hawker Pacific of Sydney, Australia for an additional five-year term. Under the agreement, Hawker Pacific is designated as an authorized service provider for base and other maintenance on all Bombardier Dash 8 / Q Series aircraft, including aircraft modifications and … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Regional Express (Rex), will commence services in Western Australia (WA) for the first time on 28 February 2016. This follows the WA Government’s announcement on 9 December 2015 of Rex as the operator of two routes in its review of regulated Regular Public Transport (RPT) air services in the … Read more