Alliance Airlines says more resources activity to lead to increased flying hours
Alliance Airlines expects to increase total flying hours by almost 40 per cent in 2017/18 amid increased activity in the resources sector and its growing regular public transport (RPT) and wet lease operations. The company said in its 2017/18 first half results it expected to reach 35,000 flight hours for the full year. The figure
ATR sets sights on replacement market
ATR has Australia’s ageing regional fleet in its sights as it seeks new opportunities in this part of the world following the reduction of Virgin Australia’s turboprop operations. The Toulouse-based manufacturer, which is jointly owned by Airbus and Leonardo, offers the ATR 42-600 (46-50 seats) and the ATR 72-600 (68-78 seats). There are also cargo
Dassault Falcon touts flexibility of 8X and 7X twinjets for RAAF VIP fleet
Dassault Falcon Asia Pacific president Jean Michel Jacob says the Falcon 7X and 8X tri-jets have the flexibility to meet the Australian Government’s aircraft requirements as the clock ticks down to a decision following a long evaluation process for the replacement of its VIP fleet. Jacob said the pair of Falcon tri-jets offered operators the
Boeing making good progress on Project Sunrise evaluation
Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth says the manufacturer is making progress on its study into developing an aircraft capable of meeting Qantas’s ultra long-haul objectives while at the same time having as broad an appeal as possible to other airline customers. Project Sunrise – the name is a nod to the
Singapore Airlines going daily to Canberra and dropping tag flight to Wellington
Canberra will have daily flights to Singapore but lose nonstop services to Wellington from the start of May as Singapore Airlines (SIA) adjusts its schedule to the national capital. The changes come 16 months after SIA commenced flying a Singapore-Canberra-Wellington rotation four times a week in September 2016, which it termed the “Capital Express” route,
Emirates holds the key to Airbus's A380 future: Leahy
Airbus’s A380 future hinges on an order from Emirates Airline, the aerospace manufacturer’s chief operating officer for customers John Leahy says. The world’s largest passenger aircraft has struggled for sales in recent years, with carriers preferring twin-engine variants to serve their long-haul routes. From a total order book of 317 aircraft, Airbus has delivered 222
