Airservices fire fighters chip in to help flood clean-up effort
Airservices Australia ARFF aviation fire fighters lent a hand to the clean-up effort around Brisbane’s CBD earlier this month, as the city began to recover from last week’s devastating floods. Two teams, each consisting of six or seven aviation fire fighters, an ultra-large fire vehicle, plus an additional 4WD and cleaning equipment, spent the weekend
Record 2010 for Newcastle after slow start
Newcastle Airport set a new passenger traffic record in 2010, with a total of 1,181,261 passengers passing through its terminal last year. The 2010 figure represents an increase of four per cent or 45,700 when compared with 2009, and comes despite a sluggish first six months period. In the second half of the year total
VB launches AFL 737
Virgin Blue today launched its first AFL branded 737, as the airline marks the beginning of its official partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL). The Adelaide Crows were the first AFL players to travel on the aircraft, VH-VUY, departing Adelaide this morning for a pre-season training camp on the Gold Coast. The AFL branded
QantasLink restarts Rockhampton flights.
QantasLink was due to resume services into and out of Rockhampton when the airport reopens today. The airline had suspended operations when Rockhampton Airport became closed to all airlines due to excessive flooding on January 1. QantasLink executive manager Narendra Kumar said the airline “was able to maintain services across its Queensland network” while the
Melbourne Airport his 27 million mark
Melbourne Airport has reported that a record 27.7 million passengers passed through its terminals last year, thanks in part to a strong December. The 27.7 million passenger figure represents a 10 per cent increase over 2009 passenger numbers, bolstered partly by a 14 per cent increase in international arrivals in 2010, to 5.9 million international
ATR books 80 new orders for 2010
European turboprop manufacturer ATR booked 80 orders for new aircraft in 2010, plus options for 33, and turnover of US$1.35 billion, leaving it well placed on the path to its goal of achieving yearly deliveries of around 70 aircraft and annual turnover of US$1.8 billion from 2012. CEO Filippo Bagnato said he was “delighted” by
