A Chinese challenge for Virgin
How Virgin’s new Chinese shareholders relate to each other and other shareholders will be critical to boardroom stability.
Aviation
Chinese to buy Virgin stake
China’s Nanshan is set to grab a major slice of Virgin Australia with the purchase of a 19.9pc stake from Air New Zealand.
Qantas calm in eye of storm
The airline’s new automated delay recovery system was put to the test by last weekend’s torrid storms.
Slow demand clips Hawaiian wings
Hawaiian Airlines has decided not to pursue direct flights between Melbourne and Honolulu.
Lost in space
Space truly is a minefield, and not just in respect of its abundant resources.
Canada order lifts Bombardier
Air Canada hopes to finalise an order of 45 Bombardier C Series planes as early as next week.
Air Canada keen on Melbourne
Air Canada is setting sights on a direct Vancouver-to-Melbourne route soon, as the airline expands in Australia.
Security: ‘not enough done’
In the past 12 months the global aviation industry has been rocked by devastating terrorist attacks.
Qantas to look at dividend
The airline will consider reintroducing regular dividend payments, for the first time in seven years.
The endless Qantas conundrum
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Paint job to trim fuel expense
Virgin Australia’s ATR-72 fleet is getting a new coat of paint that promises less maintenance and more fuel savings.
Badgerys needs to do more
Sydney’s new Badgerys Creek airport should be ‘more than an unregulated runway in a sheep paddock’, advocates say.
Airbus rethinks black box safety
Airbus is exploring new ways to recover flight data after crashes, with live geolocation data and ejectable recorders.
Jet-maker goes hi-tech
Airbus is adopting exoskeletons, smart glasses and 3D printers to help ramp up production.
Qantas in talks on Dreamliner fleet
Qantas plans to use the fuel-efficient twin-engined jets to replace some of the routes that its 747 fleet has flown.
Qantas unfazed by Virgin stake
Qantas chief Alan Joyce has shrugged off a $159 million investment in Virgin Australia by Chinese carrier HNA.
Airlines tip $US39.4bn profit
IATA says oil price uplift will boost profits further this year, despite softer passenger growth.
MH17 crew families sue airline
Fresh lawsuits filed against Malaysia Airlines allege negligence and breach of contract.
Has black box been found?
A French ship appears to have detected signals from the seabed of missing EgyptAir Flight MS804.
Virgin deal set to spur tourism
The expansion of HNA group is tipped to bolster inbound tourism among China’s 1.37 billion residents.
Qantas set to resume payouts
Qantas shareholders haven’t received a dividend since 2008. But things are looking up.
Air France-KLM to sell Servair
Air France-KLM is in talks to sell a 49.99 per cent stake in its airline catering unit, Servair, to China’s HNA.
Chinese in race for 20pc of Virgin
China’s biggest privately owned airline, HNA Group, has emerged as a potential saviour for Virgin Australia.
AirAsia mulls $US1bn sale
The budget airline has received an offer for its airport leasing company.
China’s HNA grabs Virgin stake
Virgin’s tie-up with China’s HNA group could anger Air NZ as it continues to eye an exit from its stake in the carrier.
Airbus faces ‘demanding year’
Airbus is sticking to an ambitious plan to increase aircraft deliveries in 2016 despite supply issues.
Qantas gets domestic lift
Qantas has been buoyed by data that shows it had arrested the slide in profitability for its domestic operations.
Airline execs look for answers
The airline industry claims to have shaken off its boom-and-bust past, but investors aren’t buying it as trouble looms.
Deal looms on Virgin stake
Sir Richard Branson says the sale of Air New Zealand’s $450 million stake in Virgin Australia will be concluded soon.
Qantas weakness persists
Qantas has halted a slide in domestic profitability but seen no lift in demand since cutting capacity forecasts.
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