Etihad is ramping up capacity on its existing thrice-weekly services between Brisbane, Singapore and Abu Dhabi to offer daily flights using A330-200 aircraft from February 1. The new flights will add 1,048 seats a week to the route, demand for which Etihad expects will be created through close co-operation with Queensland government and tourism industry
The Boeing Company has announced a reduced net profit of US$3.9 billion in 2012 compared with the previous year’s US$4.02 billion, despite an 18.9 per cent rise in revenue to US$81.7 billion. The reduced margin was attributable to increased tax liabilities. Boeing Commercial received net orders worth US$70 billion during 2012, bringing to US$319 billion
Virgin Australia has welcomed approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the outright acquisition of Skywest. Virgin Australia’s CEO, John Borghetti said the ACCC clearance was an important step in the airline’s growth plans. “This acquisition will enable us to accelerate our expansion in the high growth fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) and regional markets,
Assembly of the 100th Joint Strike Fighter is underway at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility. AF-41, a F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, is one of 89 F-35s currently in production at Fort Worth and Marietta. AF-41 is destined for pilot training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.
The 100 millionth international passenger passed through Melbourne Airport on January 31. The airport’s CEO Chris Woodruff said: “We’ve come a long way since we first opened for international flights in July, 1970. In our first year of operation, around 100,000 passengers travelled through the new airport. Last year, almost seven million international passengers used Melbourne
Cairns’ first scheduled China Southern flight arrived on January 30, marking the start of a thrice-weekly seasonal service to cater for high season demand. In addition to the scheduled services, Chinese tour operators have chartered China Southern aircraft for seven direct flights between Cairns and Guangzhou during the Chinese New Year. Two charters will be
