Australia’s Rex Forecasts Annual Loss Of A$18 Million Due To State Border Closures
The sudden closure of some Australian state borders has led Regional Express (Rex) to forecast a A$18 million (US$13.2 million) annual loss and flag job cuts, despite forecasting earlier it…
Australia’s Skytrans Launches Two New Routes In Queensland
Cairns-based Skytrans Airlines has expanded its network in Queensland. The airline says in a statement it will be launching a five-times weekly service starting 13 September from Cairns to Whitsunday…
Indonesia’s Wings Air Serving Newly Upgraded Ewer Airport In West Papua
Wings Air, the domestic regional subsidiary of carrier Lion Air, begins serving today Ewer Airport, a newly upgraded airport in West Papua. Indonesia’s state-owned news agency Antara says Wings Air…
Air Niugini Looking For New Managing Director
Papua New Guinea’s national carrier Air Niugini is looking for a new managing director. The airline, in a recruitment ad in The Australian newspaper, says it is seeking a qualified…
Air Calédonie Completes First In-House Heavy Check Of An ATR
Air Caledonie has completed its first C-Check of an ATR, a move that came after the carrier decided to no longer send the work overseas as the pandemic and international…
PNG Air Disappointed As Consumer Watchdog Rejects Link PNG’s Proposed Acquisition Of Shares In PNG Air For The Second Time
PNG Air argues that Papua New Guinea’s Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has failed to consider key national interests and commercial imperatives for the local airline industry when it…