Industrial action hits Qantas pax numbers
Qantas’s domestic services saw a drop in passengers in September even as its Jetstar and QantasLink brands showed strong growth. The 3.5 per cent decline compared to September 2010 was attributed in part to the start of rolling industrial action by Qantas labour unions. But the numbers also reflect the growth of budget brands including
GippsAero appoints Chinese agent
Latrobe Valley based GippsAero has announced a deal to market its GA8 Airvan in China. The agreement with Jinggong Aviation will see the establishment of a new dealership in Xi’an, China and will help GippsAero appeal to China’s growing general aviation market, the company said. The single-engine utility GA8 is suited for the Chinese market
BAC’s small profit increase
The Brisbane Airport Corporation has reported steady growth for the 2010-11 financial year even as flooding and the high Australian dollar hurt the travel industry. Domestic passengers increased by six per cent to 15.8 million while international passengers rose by 3.6 per cent to 4.2 million. The company said the passenger numbers were a record
First Block III Apache delivered
Boeing has delivered its first AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter to the US Army, under an initial US$247m contract signed last year covering eight aircraft. The new the AH-64D received enhanced 1500kW T700-701D engines, composite main rotor blades, a new split-torque face gear transmission, the modernised target acquisition detection system/pilot night vision system (MTADS/PNVS),
Chinook deployment returns to Australia
More than 60 members of an Australian Army helicopter unit returned home on November 3 after eight months in Afghanistan. The members of Rotary Wing Group Six operated a pair of CH-47D Chinook helicopters. They were attached to the US 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Kandahar Airfield and flew throughout the southern provinces of Uruzgan,
747-8F for BA delivered
Boeing has begun delivery of its 747-8 Freighter to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings as it continues deliveries of its next generation jumbo jet. Atlas Air will wet lease the jets to British Airways World Cargo, Boeing said in a statement. Atlas has ordered nine of the planes. Boeing is roughly two years behind schedule delivering
