Australia’s second-largest carrier plans to continue operating a vastly reduced schedule while administrators from Deloitte work to find a buyer for the airline.
Virgin Australia is reducing domestic capacity by 90% and temporarily grounding 125 aircraft. Low-cost subsidiary Tigerair Australia has also suspended flights.
As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six months of the year, featuring Thai Lion Air, Air Transat, airBaltic, Qantas, Jet Airways and more.
Budapest Airport has been crowned the overall winner of the World Routes Awards. Other winners at the prestigious ceremony included Wilco Sweijen from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, who took home the Individual Leadership Award.
Qantas has received final approval to form a joint business with American Airlines, but its hopes for a new codeshare deal with Cathay Pacific on flights between Hong Kong and Australia have been thwarted.
With annual passenger numbers forecast to double to 50 million by 2040, Brisbane is positioning itself as Australia’s future international gateway. Routesonline speaks to Jim Parashos, the airport’s executive general manager of aviation development and partnerships, to find out more about its growth and how it intends to fulfil its ambitions.
American Airlines and Qantas have been granted tentative approval for a joint venture on flights between the US and Australia and New Zealand, opening the door for the launch new routes and increased capacity. The first new services are expected to link Brisbane with Chicago and San Francisco.
In the second of a two-part feature, Routesonline takes a closer look at the large airports and destinations shortlisted in two categories of the Routes Asia 2019 Marketing Awards.
Revisit the key news stories, quotes, audio and images from the 16th annual Routes Asia in Brisbane, the only route development event dedicated to the Asia Pacific region.
Asia Pacific’s aviation industry leaders are gathering in Brisbane at the 16th annual Routes Asia to plan and negotiate new air services within the region.
Routesonline provides a snapshot of Australia’s leading international airlines and airports, as well as the most used aircraft types on international flights.
Key markets in the Asia Pacific region are helping to drive growth for Brisbane and the city is eyeing new international connections to China, Japan and India when Routes Asia 2018 lands in March.
Routesonline looks at the sharp rise in international capacity to/from Australia, fuelled by growing capacity from New Zealand, China, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
