Quickstep secures govt loan for JSF production
Bankstown based Quickstep Holdings has received a $10 million government-backed loan to support its production of parts for the Joint Strike Fighter, the company says. The funds will be used to upgrade equipment and purchase intellectual property as Quickstep upgrades its new plant at the Bankstown Airport, which is scheduled for a grand opening in
Sale Act changes would “put our business in jeopardy” – Qantas
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says proposed changes to the Qantas Sale Act would threaten the airline’s survival. The changes, pushed by an independent Senator Nick Xenophon and backed by unions, would impose job security clauses and bar use of foreign crews on domestic flights. Joyce, who appeared before a Senate hearing today, said the bill
Wedgetail’s success at Bersama Lima
The Department of Defence says Australia’s new Wedgetail AEW&C surveillance aircraft has successfully taken part in the Bersama Lima Five Power Defence Agreement exercise in South East Asia. Australia has purchased five of the leading-edge aircraft as part of a $3.9 billion project. The planes are produced by Boeing based on its 737 airliner. Minister
Boeing refines 737 MAX
Boeing says it has chosen a 68-inch diameter fan for the engines of its revamped 737 MAX passenger jet as it seeks to boost fuel efficiency and stave off the challenge from the Airbus A320neo. The US company says it has now received more than 600 order commitments from eight airlines for the 737 MAX,
ACCC pulls Qantas into line on travel disruption costs
An embattled Qantas says it accepts the consumer watchdog’s demand that it reimburse passengers for a wide range of expenses after it grounded its fleet last weekend, but it remains unclear just how far the airline plans to go in meeting those demands. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has told Qantas to reimburse passengers
Strategic relaunches as Air Australia
Green and gold will replace red, white and blue as the Brisbane based Strategic Airways re-fashions itself as a budget carrier serving popular leisure routes. Air Australia, as the carrier will be known, will initially serve select domestic routes and tourist hot-spots including Hawaii, Bali and Phuket, Thailand. The airline says it has also been
