AERONAUTICS AND STATE – HONG KONG (CHINA)

Jetstar facing a longer HK wait

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Original article by Steve Creedy
The Australian – Page: 17 : 25-Aug-14

The Jetstar Airlines budget carrier off-shoot of Australian group Qantas Airways in March 2012 formed a joint venture with China Eastern Airlines and the Shun Tak group. However, regulatory hurdles and lobbying by rival Cathay Pacific Airways have so far prevented the Jetstar Hong Kong business from operating. Insiders now say the local authorities will not assess the application until March 2015. The partners have sold a further three Airbus A320 aircraft due to the delay

CORPORATES
QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, JETSTAR HONG KONG AIRWAYS LIMITED, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, SHUN TAK HOLDINGS LIMITED, AIRBUS SAS, EMIRATES AIRLINES, ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Qantas under attack in air wars dogfight

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 16 : 15-Aug-14

The Australian Government insists on reciprocity in traffic rights for airlines of Australia and Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific argues that Qantas Airways’ Jetstar Hong Kong will not comply with Hong Kong’s Basic Law, because the new budget carrier business of the Australian airline will be effectively controlled from Australia. Mike Mrdak, the secretary of the Australian Department of Infrastructure & Regional Development, commented on the matter in mid-August 2014. He said Cathay Pacific and other Hong Kong carriers will not be given increased traffic rights into Australia unless Australian carriers are given the same rights in Hong Kong

CORPORATES
QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, JETSTAR HONG KONG AIRWAYS LIMITED, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED, SHUN TAK HOLDINGS LIMITED