Cathay Pacific and Tenzing Communications have demonstrated high-speed on-board data networks on a passenger aircraft for the first time. The system will soon be available on Cathay flights giving passengers access to the internet and e-mail at 11Mb/s. The airline will begin a fleet-wide roll-out of the service from the third quarter of this year, which should be implemented on all aircraft by 2003.
Source: Flight International
Australia’s Jetstar Airways has increased the number of aircraft based in New Zealand, as part of long-term expansion plans in the country.
Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines is to open a Moldovan base from which it will operate several routes to European destinations. SkyUp will conduct the services through its Maltese arm, SkyUp MT, which secured certification last year. It will offer flights under SkyUp MT’s ‘U5’ designator code from the Moldovan capital ...
Virgin Australia will restart long-haul operations from June 2025, operating a series of flights to Doha under a partnership with prospective investor Qatar Airways.
