Navy inducts Bell 429s for RMI 2
The Royal Australian Navy has held a ceremony to induct three new Bell 429 helicopters into service as part of the Retention and Motivation Initiative 2 Program. The June 5 ceremony at HMAS Albatross was officiated by the Commander of the Fleet Air Arm, Commodore Peter Laver, and attended by the Commanding Officer and personnel
Air Lease confirms A320neo order
California based lessor Air Lease Corporation has firmed an order for 36 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft. The order includes 20 A321 neos, and options on a further 14 A320neo Family aircraft. The order confirms a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the lessor and Airbus at the Paris Airshow last year. ALC has not yet selected
Australian Workers’ Union secretary Paul Howes has warned that there could be a “national crisis in aviation” if Virgin Australia’s domestic operations were taken over by its partner Etihad Airways as the Abu Dhabi carrier increased its stake to 4.99 per cent. “The company remains interested in building a larger stake over time but will
New birth for Eclipse
Eclipse Aerospace started production of its new Eclipse 550 on June 1, marking a new chapter for the very light jet which pioneered the market. Based on the existing EA500 design, the 550 model features the same basic fuselage, wing and Pratt & Whitney Canada 610F engines but benefits from a number of cockpit enhancements,
Scoot takes off to Sydney after hiccup
Singapore Airlines’ longhaul low cost carrier Scoot has taken off on its first flight, albeit delayed due to technical issues. Using the callsign ‘Scooter 2’, flight TZ002 was scheduled to depart from Singapore’s Changi Airport at 11:25pm on June 4, but was delayed by 1.5 hours due to a technical issue and an ill passenger
Qantas, Air Tahiti Nui expand codeshare
Air Tahiti Nui will add Melbourne and Brisbane to its network from next month after concluding a codeshare agreement with Qantas. The Air Tahiti Nui code will be added to three Qantas services a week between Brisbane and Melbourne and Auckland from July 1, connecting with its services to Papeete. Air Tahiti Nui already codeshares
