Newly established Tibet Airlines announced that it will order three Airbus A319s at a ceremony in Lhasa. The aircraft will be delivered in a two class 128-seat configuration and will be operated on flights within the region and across China.
Air New Zealand will more than triple the number of charter flights it operates to and from Japan over the southern summer as part of a partnership with Auckland Airport and Tourism New Zealand to boost arrivals from Japan. Between December 26 2010 and 3 April 2011, Air New Zealand will operate 14 return charter
Only days before the Federal election, the Coalition has released its aviation policy, which promises to retain subsidies for remote and regional air services, while it will also increase the focus on Australia as a global flying training provider. While short on detail, the policy included a promise to review the best ways to deploy
The Cessnock based International School of Aviation Australia (ISAA) has now become a fully owned entity of ITC Limited, the commercial arm of the University of Wollongong, which it says will allow it to boost its aviation training activities. “This acquisition strengthens our commitment to continue to provide pilot training opportunities within the local Hunter
The Coalition has put back plans to rapidly acquire three Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft should it win office after it failed to include the aircraft in its policy costings, which were released on August 17. In releasing the costings, the aircraft are noted as an expenditure item under the category of national
Brisbane Airport has set a new record for passenger movements during July as domestic and international traffic increased substantially over the month. For the month, 1.387 million domestic passengers passed through the airport, representing an increase of 6.9 per cent on last year, while international traffic increased by 9.4 per cent to 404,284. These record
