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National Jet extends Bristow's Barrow Island contract

01-Feb-2007

Adelaide-based charter airline National Jet has secured a $25 million extension to its personnel transport contract with Bristow Helicopters Australia, connecting Perth with the company's Barrow Island base.

Tiger Airways adds Perth-Singapore route to its flights

Mark Pownall

12-Jan-2007

Asian discount carrier Tiger Airways has added the busy Perth-Singapore route to its scheduled flights, with plans to fly four times weekly from March with fares as low as $292 return.

Charter service to bring OzJet west

Janelle Macri

09-Jan-2007

Reborn airline Ozjet has moved into the highly competitive Western Australian resources charter market with services between Perth and Derby scheduled to commence in February.

Coup for Skywest as Davin lured from NJS

Geoffrey Thomas

05-Dec-2006

In the most significant management move of the past 10 turbulent years in Western Australia's airline industry, Skywest Airlines has lured National Jet Systems Western Australian chief Hugh Davin to lead its drive into the resource sector.

Singapore raises the stakes in entertainment and comfort

Geoffrey Thomas

14-Nov-2006

Singapore Airlines has lifted the standard in passenger comfort with its latest, $477 million, cabin upgrade.

Virgin may target fly-in/fly-out sector

Geoffrey Thomas

14-Nov-2006

Virgin Blue has opened up a range of fascinating possibilities for intra-state air services in Western Australia with its order for 20 Embraer 170 and 190 jets placed late last month.

Passengers who don’t fit the mould

Geoffrey Thomas

17-Oct-2006

The airline industry is being squeezed yet again, but this time it is by vastly differing passenger views, economics and political correctness over the issue of overweight travellers.

Cathay upgrade all class for long haul

Geoffrey Thomas

17-Oct-2006

Last month, Air Transport World's airline of the year winner, Cathay Pacific Airways, used the occasion of its 60th anniversary celebration in Hong Kong to unveil a radical upgrade of its first, business and economy class products.

Virgin Blue gets down to business

Geoffrey Thomas

19-Sep-2006

Virgin Blue is morphing into a business airline and the results are on the board.

Skywest to close Perth-Karratha service

Staff Reporters

12-Sep-2006

SINGAPORE-OWNED Perth-based regional airline Skywest Ltd will end its Perth-Karratha service on Friday, after revealing it has been unable to attract the 30 per cent of the mining market necessary for it to remain viable.

Battle looming over regional air services

Geoffrey Thomas

15-Aug-2006

The skies over Western Australia are set to be the most hotly contested in Australia as the lure of fly-in /fly-out contracts adds new operators and larger aircraft.