Australian Competition Watchdog Approves Virgin-Alliance Tie-Up Despite Rex
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation for Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines to cooperate on some regional routes despite criticism from competitor Regional Express (Rex). The ACCC’s interim authorisation says its preliminary view is that…
Regional Aviation Association of Australia Appoints New Chairman and CEO
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has appointed Sharp Airlines owner Malcolm Sharp as chairman and Steven Campbell as CEO. Campbell replaces Mike Higgins who is retiring, says the RAAA in a statement Campbell was previously government relations manager…
Australia’s Alliance Buying Toll’s Brisbane MRO
Alliance Airlines’ parent company Alliance Aviation Services is buying Toll Group’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business at Brisbane Airport, which was helping to maintain Virgin Australia’s ATR 72s. The acquisition is strategic because Toll’s facility is adjacent to Alliance…
Bakhtar Afghan Airlines To Acquire Two Dash 8-400s
Newly relaunched Bakhtar Afghan Airlines is set to get two De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s to reinforces its operations as the regional subsidiary of national carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines. The airline’s managing director, Muslim Khuram, tells Smart Aviation APAC that…
Lessor Chorus Aviation Remarketing Virgin Australia ATRs, Receives Many Rent Relief Requests
Regional aircraft lessor Chorus Aviation Capital is remarketing several aircraft from airlines that have collapsed and has also received temporary rent relief requests from most of its other leasing customers. Three ATR 72-600s repossessed from Virgin Australia are being remarketed,…
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Indonesia to support investigation into alleged bribery in Garuda-Bombardier aircraft deal https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesia-pledges-support-to-uks-investigation-of-alleged-bribery-in-garudabombardier-deal Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises Ministry says it will support the UK government’s investigation into a bribery case involving Garuda Indonesia’s Bombardier CRJ1000 order in 2012. The national carrier ordered…
