A Queensland airline, co-owned by one of the state’s biggest NRL legends, could become the first in the world to achieve net zero carbon emissions. Skytrans, co-owned by Johnathan Thurston, has committed to operating a commercial flight from Brisbane to Gladstone with a 15-seat Stralis B1900D-HE aircraft from 2026. Providing all goes to plan, the … [Read more…]
Uncontrolled airspace where two Sea World helicopters collided in January is being reviewed by the aviation safety regulator. The crash on January 2 occurred in front of hundreds of theme park goers, as one helicopter took off on a short joy flight, and another was descending to land. Sea World Helicopters suspended operations after the … [Read more…]
Single-aisle, cost efficient jets capable of flying further than ever are set to transform Qantas’s short-haul international operations. As well as domestic routes, 137-seat A220s and 200-seat A321XLRs will be used on flights throughout the Asia Pacific, in what Qantas has described as a “transformation of short-haul international flying”. The routes under consideration for A220s … [Read more…]
A young man, whose ancestors were too afraid to share their Indigenous identity, has become the inaugural First Nations’ recipient of a valuable Sydney Airport scholarship. Now in its fourth year, the SYD100 scholarship was established in 2020 to mark the airport’s centenary, with one scholarship to be awarded each year for a century. In … [Read more…]
Hotel rooms rather than flights have powered a $150m turnaround in Webjet’s earnings for the year to March 31. Online travel agency Webjet is back in the black today posting a $14.5 million profit compared with an $81 million loss last year. It attributes much of the growth to its WebBeds which combines hotels and … [Read more…]
Sydney Airport chief Geoff Culbert will leave the post in December, sparking a global search for his replacement. Mr Culbert joined the publicly listed Sydney Airport as CEO in January 2018. It was sold for $32bn to an aviation alliance led by Global Infrastructure Partners in early 2022. Before joining Sydney Airport, Mr Culbert spent … [Read more…]
Chinese passport holders are now third biggest nationality to pass through Australia’s largest international gateway as Sydney Airport reports a “remarkable” rebound in April. The April figure was up from 39.6 per cent in March, and saw China jump from the fifth biggest nationality through the airport, to third after Australians and New Zealanders. Increased … [Read more…]
The airline has announced a dramatic increase in its international network putting downward pressure on fares but pilots aren’t happy. Qantas has released the latest rendition of its Feels Like Home campaign featuring a real-life reunion between an Aussie mum and her overseas-based son. The additional capacity will be made possible through the return of … [Read more…]
After struggling to survive the pandemic, international airlines that fly into Australia are making record profits as passengers are willing to pay up for overseas trips. The carrier’s $2.4bn net profit for the year to March was the biggest in the airline’s 76-year history, and represented a $3.5bn turnaround on the previous annual result, a … [Read more…]