- New Air Service Set for Kalgoorlie-Geraldton[Oct. 26, 2011]
Regional airline Skywest has announced plans to open a new direct service between Kalgoorlie and Geraldton.
- Cross-Strait Air Traffic Records Steady Growth[Oct. 25, 2011]
Fueled by a steady rise in the number of air routes between Taiwan and mainland China, cross-Taiwan Strait passenger traffic grew 23 percent in the first nine months of the year from the same period last year, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said Tuesday.
- Chinese Airlines to Increase International Capacity in Winter Flight Schedule[Oct. 25, 2011]
Chinese Airlines are adjusting their flight schedule, capacity and airfares to get ready for the 2011-2012 winter flight schedule effective from Oct. 30. Reporters learned that major airlines will increase their international capacity during the newly revised schedule.
- Sabah Wants More MAS, AirAsia KL-KK Flights[Oct. 20, 2011]
Sabah hopes Malaysia Airlines (MAS) or AirAsia would add more flights between Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu following the termination of Firefly's services.
- HK, Myanmar Discuss Resumption of Direct Flights[Oct. 22, 2011]
Hong Kong Express airline is coordinating with the Myanmar authorities for relaunching Hong Kong-Yangon direct flight, local media reported Saturday.
- ANA to Use Dreamliner to Tap Overseas Markets[Oct. 21, 2011]
All Nippon Airways Co. is targeting overseas customers as competition in the domestic market intensifies, the airline's president, Shinichiro Ito, said Thursday.
- China Eastern to Focus on Short-Haul Flights[Oct. 19, 2011]
China Eastern's aggressive growth drive has been spearheaded by managers brought in by its state-owned parent in 2008 to turn around the then-unprofitable carrier, which at one point was on the brink of insolvency due to bad oil-hedging bets and sluggish demand during the global financial crisis. The new management implemented cost-cutting measures, including deferring aircraft deliveries.
- Virgin Australia Inaugurates ATR 72-500 Services[Oct. 17, 2011]
A new era of air transport commenced today in Australia when Virgin Australia launched commercial services with the first of its new ATR 72-500 turboprop airliners.
- Direct Cargo Flights to Be Launched Between Two Airports of China, France[Oct. 18, 2011]
Direct cargo flights will be launched on March 28 next year between two airports in southwest China's Sichuan province and northeast France's Champagne-Ardenne Region, according to an agreement signed Monday.
- Virgin Australia Takes to Skies From Gladstone[Oct. 18, 2011]
Virgin Australia has started operating out of Gladstone in central Queensland.