Category: Airlines

A new domestic business lounge will be constructed in Adelaide, while the airport’s current Qantas Club and Chairman’s Lounge will be fully refurbished. The overhaul is part of a $100 million investment by Qantas in enhancing its lounges around the wor…

Commencing 13 December, the route will operate three times per week using Jetstar’s 787-8 Dreamliner fleet, and is tipped to add 190,000 inbound seats to Queensland over three years. It will be the only non-stop service between the two cities, roughly …

Starting 14 August, the low-cost carrier will fly three times per week between Cairns and Denpasar, and is expected to add more than 28,000 international seats into Cairns within the first 12 months. Customers will be able to connect through Bali to ot…

The sold-out maiden flight, VA1681, touched down at Ayers Rock Airport at around 4pm local time on Thursday afternoon on board the 737-800 VH-YIA. Virgin is also commencing Brisbane–Uluru flights this week, with the first to take off on Friday.

The deal, which the ACCC signalled last month that it would allow, will let Virgin place its VA code on trans-Tasman Air New Zealand flights originating and sold in Australia, provided Air New Zealand sets the fares. The consumer watchdog says it belie…

The airline has turned to the Court of Appeal to overturn a NSW Supreme Court finding that the wording in its conditions of carriage, as it relates to the Montreal Convention, meant a cap on damages for personal injury could be excluded.

Neville Howell, Rex’s chief operating officer for the last 10 years, will step into the CEO role for an initial two-year term, while deputy chairman John Sharp has been appointed as non-executive chairman. Lim will remain with Rex as a non-executive di…

Speaking at the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) AGM in Dubai, Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson confirmed the ultra-long-haul flights between the east coast and London and New York – set to be the longest in the world – are on track to launch …

The news of VH-UJK’s departure is a significant blow to the carrier’s hopes of being able to quickly restart operations if it finds a buyer, given the global lack of larger aircraft post-COVID-19.