V Australia adds to Johannesburg schedule
V Australia will add a third weekly Melbourne-Johannesburg service to its schedule from December, the carrier announced as its first inbound service arrived in Melbourne on March 17. The new service will commence on December 16 after the carrier takes its fifth Boeing 777-300ER. The airline says it will be focusing on attracting business traffic
Jetstar adds more Singapore-Hong Kong services
Jetstar Asia will add more Singapore-Hong Kong services from May 14 as part of its growing operations. The airline will operate two additional services with 180-seat A320 on Friday and Saturday, aimed at weekend leisure as well as business travellers. The services are part of a wider push into the China/Pearl River Delta region by
Brindabella closes flying school
Brindabella Airlines has announced that it will close its Brindabella Flight Training business, a moev which will leave Canberra without a flying school. “In recent years the business has become less and less commercially viable at Canberra Airport and there is no alternative airfield in Canberra to which we can move,” Brindabella Airlines CEO Jeff
Alliance to open Cairns base
Alliance Airlines has announced that it will base two Fokker 100s in Cairns from May as part of a greater push into northern Australia and the immediate international region. “We are a national company and we are a significant part of the resources industry infrastructure in Australia, and Cairns is the perfect base for our
RAAF takes emergency aid to Fiji
A RAAF C-130H Hercules departed RAAF Richmond for Fiji this morning transporting pallets of tarpaulins, water purifying equipment and other supplies to support relief efforts following Cyclone Tomas, which has caused widespread damage across the Fijian islands. “Following a request from the Fiji government, Australian Defence Force’s Air Force is providing strategic airlift support to
Amberley F414 engine cell tested
A General Electric F414-GE-400 engine for the RAAF’s Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets was tested in a new engine test cell at RAAF Amberley for the first time on March 8. The ‘un-installed engine test cell’ is managed by Tasman Aviation Enterprises.
