Cathay Pacific says things are looking up for the rest of 2014 despite a challenging operating environment after posting a big lift in first half profit. The Hong Kong-based carrier reported net profit of $HK347 million for the six months to June 30 2014, up significantly from $HK24 million in the prior corresponding period. While
On Tuesday, VH-OGG flew out from Sydney Airport to Victorville sporting a very different look from earlier this year when it was decked out with Disney characters for the movie Planes. Gone were Dusty Crophopper, Rochelle and El Chupacabra, while the Flying Kangaroo on the tail had also been removed. VH-OGG was delivered to Qantas
A QantasLink Q400 aircraft has been painted with a huge letter R in support of a campaign to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Constitution. The logo is of the RECOGNISE movement, which seeks to amend to constitution to recognise Australia’s indigenous peoples. In addition to the larger RECOGNISE logo on
Airlines around the world eased back on growth in June amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, fears of an ebola outbreak and geopolitical tensions. Figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed airline passenger numbers, measured by revenue passenger kilometres, rose 4.7 per cent in June, compared with the prior corresponding period. This was
Singapore Airlines’s regional wing Silkair will add a sixth weekly flight to Darwin over the school holiday period. Silkair’s extra flight will run on Thursdays from December 4 2014 to January 29 2015, according to the Airline Route website. Flight MI801 will jet off from Singapore at 0855 for a 1500 arrival into Darwin, before
Australia should have a greater slice of the global aerospace market and a new body is set to give local manufacturers a hand finding their place in the $50 billion industry. The META National Commercial Aerospace Hub brings together manufacturing businesses and researchers, along with Aviation/Aerospace Australia and will hope to increase Australia’s share of
