Norway approves JSF buy
Norway’s parliament has voted to approve an order for 52 F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters for its air force, authorising the acquisition of the first two jets. Under the order, Norway’s first two aircraft will be operated in the US, along with two others being delivered in 2016 for training purposes. The remaining 48
Qantas adds to Dallas and Perth routes
Qantas will add capacity to its Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth and Perth-Melbourne routes during the second half of the year. From July 1, Qantas will add another weekly flight on the Sydney-Dallas route, taking it to a daily service. The flight from Sydney operates direct to Dallas, while the return service operates via Brisbane. “This announcement is
First BAMS MQ-4C unveiled, named Triton
Northrop Grumman has publicly unveiled the first MQ-4C, the version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk developed for the US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program, with the US Navy announcing the UAV has been named Triton. The first MQ-4C was revealed at a ceremony at Palmdale, California on June 14, just days after an RQ-4A
Latrobe Regional Airport in Victoria will commence redevelopment works after receiving a federal grant, but the Victorian government is unhappy that another project at Warrnambool Regional Airport has missed out federal money. The federal government will put $3 million towards infrastructure works at Latrobe Regional Airport in Morwell from its Regional Development Australia Fund, with
Qantas, ALAEA in new fight
Fair Work Australia has upheld a Qantas application against the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) after the union instructed its members to continue with transit checks on some Qantas domestic aircraft. Qantas says that CASA has approved the new ‘maintenance on demand’ regime for domestically operated Boeing 737-800s and Airbus A330s to start
MAS to pay $6m for cargo cartel
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has been the latest airline to be fined for price fixing on certain air freight surcharges after it reached a settlement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in the Federal Court. The ACCC instigated proceedings against MAS in 2010 alleging that it conspired with other international airlines to set air freight
