Read More 3 minute read Qantas Returns To Rome After An 18 Year AbsencebyAndrew CurranDecember 15, 2021 Qantas is returning to Rome with a seasonal service to run from June 2022 through to October. The…
Read More 3 minute read Flycoralway Aims To Fly Within A 6 Hour Range Of TahitibyAndrew CurranDecember 14, 2021 Potential Tahiti-based startup FLY CORALway is eyeing a network within six hours flying time of Faa’a International Airport.…
Read More 3 minute read Virgin Australia Dumps Delta After Signing A New Deal With UnitedbyAndrew CurranDecember 13, 2021 Virgin Australia is unexpectedly ending its longstanding with Delta Air Lines after cementing a new partnership with United…
Read More 4 minute read An Overdue Reckoning For The Australia – China Airline MarketbyAndrew CurranDecember 13, 2021 Until the onset of COVID-19, China was a key market for Australian international aviation. It was a fast-growing…
Read More 3 minute read Australian Airlines Boost Flights As Queensland Border ReopensbyAndrew CurranDecember 13, 2021 Queensland has reopened its borders to Australia’s southern states overnight, and airlines are boosting capacity and flights into…
Read More 3 minute read Qatar Airways: Australia’s Real COVID Repatriation Airline?byAndrew CurranDecember 10, 2021 Qatar Airways has been a stalwart of Australia’s international aviation scene throughout COVID-19. They’ve maintained flights over the…
Read More 4 minute read French Polynesia & Beyond: The Markets That FLY CORALway Will ServebySumit SinghDecember 9, 2021 FLY CORALway has had to adapt its plans ahead of its targeted launch in mid-2022. Nonetheless, a factor…
Read More 3 minute read Competition Watchdog Greenlights Sydney Airport SalebyAndrew CurranDecember 9, 2021 Australia’s competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), will not oppose a multi-billion dollar takeover offer…
Read More 3 minute read Virgin Australia Remains Undecided About A Return To Long-HaulbyAndrew CurranDecember 9, 2021 After ten years plus of long-haul flying, Virgin Australia unceremoniously ended its international flying in March 2020. The…
Read More 4 minute read Slot Regrets – I Have A Few, Admits Rex’s Deputy ChairmanbyAndrew CurranDecember 8, 2021 Airport slots are in demand at busy airports worldwide, and normally, none more so than at Sydney’s Kingsford…
Read More 3 minute read Bonza’s Tim Jordan Sets Course For SuccessbyAndrew CurranDecember 8, 2021 Australian startup airline Bonza plans to take eight 737 MAX 8s within 12 months of commencing operations. This…
Read More 3 minute read Virgin Australia CEO Says She’s Not Done With Growing The AirlinebyAndrew CurranDecember 8, 2021 Over this year, Virgin Australia has made several announcements about boosting its fleet, gradually raising the numbers from…
Read More 3 minute read How Air New Zealand Will Become A Leader In Electric AircraftbyAndrew CurranDecember 8, 2021 Air New Zealand continues to actively pursue opportunities around electric aircraft as an option for shorter domestic and…
Read More 3 minute read Sydney Seaplanes Orders 50 eVTOL Aircraft From EmbraerbyChris LohDecember 7, 2021 Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (or just Eve for short) has secured yet another customer as it…
Read More 3 minute read Qantas Flies Commercially To India For First Time Since 2012byGaurav JoshiDecember 7, 2021 On December 6th, a scheduled Qantas commercial flight landed in India for the first time in nearly a…
Read More 3 minute read Hawaiian Airlines Eyes A Reboot Of Its International NetworkbyAndrew CurranDecember 7, 2021 Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines has enjoyed a strong rebound in domestic flying since mid-year, but its international network continues…
Read More 3 minute read What’s Happening With Qantas’ Boeing 717 And 737 Replacement Order?byAndrew CurranDecember 7, 2021 Qantas has confirmed it is proceeding with an aircraft order to replace aging aircraft across its domestic fleet,…
Read More 3 minute read FLY CORALway Interested In The Airbus A321LRbyAndrew CurranDecember 6, 2021 French Polynesia startup airline FLY CORALway is eyeing a mid-2022 launch. The airline initially wants to connect island…
Read More 5 minute read Trans-Tasman Airline Recovery Stalls After Travel Bubble FiascobyAndrew CurranDecember 6, 2021 International airline travel in the Southwest Pacific region, particularly international airline travel in the key Australia – New…
Read More 3 minute read Qantas Sought Jail Time For Former Favored ExecutivebyAndrew CurranDecember 6, 2021 Behind Qantas’ warm and friendly image is a steel core, as many unions, former employees and other disaffected…
Read More 3 minute read Virgin Australia Partners With Link Airways To Fly Sydney – CanberrabyAndrew CurranDecember 3, 2021 After a nearly two-year absence, Virgin Australia is returning to the Sydney – Canberra flight corridor. The short…
Read More 3 minute read FLY CORALway Strays Away From The Airbus A220: Aims To Fly The A320byJoanna BaileyDecember 2, 2021 French Polynesian startup FLY CORALway has ditched its plans to use the A220 for its operations, at least…
Read More 3 minute read Points To Burn? Qantas’ Latest Points Auction Can Fix ThatbyAndrew CurranDecember 2, 2021 Points rich Qantas frequent flyers who feel they deserve a little treat for Christmas can cut loose this…
Read More 3 minute read Disruptor: Could Rex Become A Key Domestic Airline For Australia?byAndrew CurranDecember 2, 2021 Springboarding off its long-established regional network, Regional Express (Rex) has the chance to become a key Australian domestic…