Virgin Australia exits restructuring as mid-market airline
Virgin Australia Holdings has exited restructuring under the new ownership of US private equity firm Bain Capital. Virgin Australia (VA,… Read More »
Australian carriers gear up for Sydney-Melbourne reboot
Australian airlines have scrambled to reinstate capacity on the decimated Sydney Kingsford Smith to Melbourne Tullamarine route following the announcement… Read More »
Pionair Australia to add first E190
Pionair Australia (PH, Bankstown) has acquired its first ERJ 190-100LR in the form of VH-SEF (msn 19000435), a 9.5-year-old regional… Read More »
Virgin Australia board members resign, shuts holiday unit
Virgin Australia Holdings revealed in an Australian Securities Exchange disclosure on October 23 that nine members of its 11-member board… Read More »
Express Freighters Australia takes first A321-200P2F
Express Freighters Australia (QE, Sydney Kingsford Smith) took delivery of the world’s first converted A321-200F narrowbody in the form of… Read More »
Japan Airlines prioritises LCC network over business travel
More positive about the prospects for domestic leisure travel than for international or business travel, JAL – Japan Airlines (JL,… Read More »
Australia’s Rex targets mid-market niche
Rex – Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) is planning to position itself as a “mid-tier” airline with a hybrid type… Read More »
Freighter conversion: a way to double an aircraft’s life and add cargo capacity
Airlines are grappling with the difficulties of increasing their freight capacity while holding off adding unnecessary capacity into the passenger… Read More »