SIA bid for US-direct route

SINGAPORE Airlines will use Jetstar's aggressive push into Singapore as leverage to back its bid to be allowed to fly between Australia and the United States.

Qantas bales out of regional group

QANTAS has quietly ended its 40-year membership of a key Asia-Pacific region airline group, stunning officials who see it as crucial to Qantas' long-term growth prospects in the region.

QANTAS QUITS ASIA-PACIFIC ASSOCIATION

QANTAS has quietly ended its 40-year membership of a key Asia-Pacific airline group, stunning officials who see it as crucial to the company's long-term prospects in the region.

Battle for open skies

Clive Dorman reports on moves to lift restrictions on European air routes.

Regions Fail To Fly Under Radar

THE Federal Government's decision to include domestic aviation in its carbon emissions reduction scheme will lead to higher fares for passengers and be disastrous for regional airlines, operators say.

Bush Travel Grounded As Airlines Take Flight

IT'S just over 100 years since the first black opal was found at Lightning Ridge, prompting a mad rush to open up the frontier in northern NSW.

Pressure To Let Foreign Airlines Fly Domestic

FOREIGN airlines would be allowed to fly domestic passengers between Australia's big capital cities to improve competition in the aviation industry under reforms being pushed by the Federal Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Timeline

1945: Illawarra Regional Airport completed as training facility for United States Air Force.

Growing Pilot Shortage Brings Qantas Regional Services Down To Earth

THE nationwide pilot shortage has forced QantasLink to announce the sudden cancellation of some of its regional services, fuelling fears the crisis could soon hit the larger domestic carriers.

Airlines Want Rescue Package

REGIONAL airlines yesterday asked the Federal Government to spend $30 million to make sure their industry survives.

High Hopes Of Airlines' Sale Despite Contract Crash

The prospective buyers of Ansett's former regional airlines Hazelton and Kendell are still confident of clinching the deal to revive bush services despite the termination yesterday by one of the carrier's administrators of the sale contract.

New Regional Airline Ready For Take-off

Two regional airlines formerly owned by Ansett were yesterday signed over to a new owner which will cut about 350 jobs and merge the carriers.

Asset List Blocking Rural Airlines Sale, Says Buyer

The sale of the former Ansett's regional airlines is on the verge of a last-minute collapse because the Kendell Airlines administrator has failed to properly prepare the business for sale, it has been claimed.