Strategic ups Derby services
Strategic Airlines has announced that it will add one additional service on the protected Perth-Derby route from August 4. The new service will be operated by a 156-seat, two class A320 on Wednesdays. It will lift the number of frequencies on the route to four per week. Strategic’s head of commercial Damien Vasta said that
Sydney cuts car parking charges
Sydney Airport has announced that it has introduced a free 0-15 minute time band at its international car park for drivers picking up and dropping off passengers from Terminal 1. Previously, users of the carpark were charged $7 for the first 0-15 minutes at the carpark. “This change has been made following the successful introduction
RAAF Hornet Centre Barrel program completed
The Project Air 5376 Phase 3.2 program to replace fuselage centre barrel structural components on the RAAF’s fleet of F/A-18A/B Hornets has officially wrapped up following the handing back of the 10th Hornet to be rebuilt by BAE Systems Australia to the RAAF. Originally planned to encompass up to 49 Hornets, the centre barrel replacement
AVIC works on one and two tonne helicopter designs
China’s Avicopter, part of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) group, has completed the design of its two tonne AC311 while it continues design work on the one tonne AC310. The AC311 will soon enter the manufacturing phase with the first prototype expected to be ready in time for China’s Zhuhai airshow in November.
Qantas applies for SAA codeshare extension
Qantas has lodged an application with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) seeking a two year extension to its codeshare arrangement with South African Airways (SAA) on the South Africa route. Under its arrangement, which started in 2000, SAA buys a ‘hard block’ of seats and codeshares on Qantas services from Sydney to Johannesburg, while
Virgin poaches Qantas execs
Virgin Blue has reportedly hired three Qantas executives to bolster its push into the lucrative corporate and government travel markets. According to Fairfax Media reports, Virgin has poached Qantas’s former head of government relations Jane McKeon, who will take on a similar role at Virgin based in Canberra in coming months. Virgin has also managed
