Sydney has squeezed its way in to a list of the world’s top 20 airports while Auckland Airport has been named the region’s best. Auckland scored as the world’s 11th best airport overall and second-best among airports with 10-20 million passengers per year. Sydney came in at number 20 overall, a 20-place improvement over last
No extensions for Part 145 compliance – CASA
Many of the more than 200 aircraft maintenance organisations and 30 RPT operators required to transition to new Part 145 maintenance regulations have not begun the process, CASA has warned. The deadline for organisations to move across to the new regulations is June 26 2013. “CASA will not issue any extensions beyond the deadline,” the
ADF airshow coming to Perth
The ADF will hold a Defence Air Show at RAAF Base Pearce near Perth on the weekend of May 19-20. The show will feature the PC-9/A and Hawk 127 training aircraft based at Pearce as well as F/A-18 Super and ‘classic’ Hornets, C-130 and C-17A airlifters, the AP-3C Orion maritime reconnaissance plane and the KC-30A
A Jetstar Airbus A321 was forced to abort landing in Singapore in 2010 after both the crew forgot to extend the landing gear in time, according to an ATSB report. The report said the captain was distracted by his mobile phone during the aircraft’s descent while the first officer was likely suffering from fatigue. Jetstar
Engine chosen for Jetstar A320neo
The Qantas Group has picked CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power Jetstar’s future fleet of 78 Airbus A320neos. Jetstar is scheduled to receive the first of updated single aisle jets in 2016. About half the aircraft will replace existing leased aircraft while the other half will support Jetstar growth. Featuring upgraded engines and wingtip “sharklets,”
Jetstar joins the biofuel parade
Jetstar has made its first biofuel-powered commercial flight, an hour and 15 minute trip from Melbourne to Hobart on Thursday morning. The one-off flight came less than a week after Qantas made its own inaugural biofuel publicity flight. Both used the same 50:50 blend of conventional jet fuel and biofuel derived from cooking oil. Qantas
