Virgin to fly to Emerald
Virgin Australia has announced it will commence twice-daily services to Emerald in the Bowen Basin region of central Queensland from January 16 next year. The service, to be operated by new ATR72 turboprops operated by Skywest will provide competition to QantasLink in the resources-rich region. “We’re proud to add Emerald to the growing network of
Memko wins CASR 21 approval
Melbourne based engineering organisation Memko P/L has been given CASR 21 Subpart M approval from CASA. The company says the ability to offer Subpart 21M approval of repairs and modifications aligns with the engineering training Memko currently provides in the areas of CASA Design & Airworthiness Approvals and Regulations, Weight & Balance and Fatigue &
China Southern adds Perth to network
China Southern Airlines has celebrated the launch of its services to Perth with a special introductory return fare to Guangzhou. The airline will operate between Perth and Guangzhou on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday mornings using Airbus A330-300 equipment fitted with new first and business class products from November 9, and the discount fares starting from
BAE 146 fire fighting airtanker approved
Canada-based company Tronos has developed a fire fighting airtanker version of the BAE 146 airliner. Following trials with the US Forest Service in Montana, the 146 has been released into service and is currently based in Texas with Neptune Aviation Services. “We are excited by this breakthrough,” said Mark Coffin, Tronos’ conversion maintenance facility manager.
F-35 goes ‘to the boat’
The F-35B Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) version of the JSF has performed its first landing on a ship, when BF-2 landed vertically on the LHD, USS Wasp on October 3. The landing marks the beginning of ship suitability testing, known as developmental test 1, for the F-35B. Other milestones to be completed
Omega buys ex RAAF 707s
US based commercial air-to-air refuelling company, Omega Air Inc has bought three former RAAF Boeing 707 tanker transports. The three aircraft, all ex Qantas 707-338Cs which were converted to tankers in the early 1990s and have been in open storage at Richmond since the fleet was retired from RAAF service in June 2008, were transferred
