Red Bull Air Race not running in 2011
Tourism WA has been informed by that the organisers of the Red Bull Air Race that all stages of the 2011 championship have been cancelled, leaving the future of the event in doubt. According to a report by Fairfax media, which quoted Perth event director Drew Searle, the decision was made two days ago to
Terrafugia has unveiled scale model of its next generation Transition flying car aircraft at the 2010 EAA Convention at Oshkosh. The “street legal airplane” is designed to convert from a road car into a light aircraft, and is the branchild of a group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained engineers. In flight, it is powered
Strategic competes for Indonesian traffic rights
Strategic Airlines has lodged a competing application with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for additional capacity on the Indonesia route, as more Indonesian carriers look to fly to Australia. Strategic’s application seeks an allocation of 1716 seats per week on the Indonesia route for new services which would be operated by the airline’s A320
Qantas launches next generation check-in
Qantas commenced its trial of the ‘Next Generation Check-in’ at its Perth domestic terminal on July 29, which CEO Alan Joyce says will dramatically reduce check-in times, and eliminate queues for passengers. As part of the trial, 100,000 frequent flyers who regularly travel through Perth have been issued with new cards embedded with an ‘intelligent
Branson not selling Virgin Blue stake
Sir Richard Branson told journalists in Sydney that he has no plans to sell down the Virgin Group’s stake in Virgin Blue, despite some friction during recent months over the planned new name for the airline. “No plans to sell any stake to anybody, that’s all I can say at this stage,” Sir Richard said
AirAsia X eyeing trans-Tasman flights
Malaysian carrier AirAsia X could fly between Perth or the Gold Coast to Auckland or Christchurch, according to the airline’s CEO Azran Osman-Rani. Osman-Rani told attendees at an airline conference in Sydney that AirAsia X had a “golden opportunity” to enter the trans-Tasman market if there was consolidation between Air New Zealand and Pacific Blue’s
