USAF B-1Bs touch down at Amberley
Two United States Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers have arrived at Amberley for exercises with the RAAF. The jets, from the 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron based at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, touched down at Amberley on Monday, and are participating in the RAAF’s Exercise Lightning Focus. Lightning Focus concludes on December 2
Jetstar and Qantas schedule relief flights to Denpasar as airport reopens
Jetstar and Qantas have scheduled relief flights from Denpasar, including a Boeing 747-400 service, to bring passengers stranded due to the ash cloud back to Australia following the reopening of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport. Denpasar’s international airport was reopened on Wednesday afternoon, following an improvement in conditions. The airport was closed on Monday and
Air New Zealand moves to year-round 787-9 services to Adelaide
Air New Zealand says it will operate the Boeing 787-9 between Adelaide and Auckland on year-round basis following the successful introduction of the next generation widebody late last month. The 787-9 was first deployed to Adelaide on October 26, initially as a seasonal offering three times a week running between October 2017 and March 2018.
Textron launches new Cessna SkyCourier
Textron Aviation has unveiled a new clean-sheet regional-sized turboprop designed to seat up to 19 passengers or carry three LD3 containers. The twin-engine turboprop Cessna SkyCourier 408 was officially launched on Tuesday (US time) with global logistics company FedEx Express the first customer with an order for 50 aircraft and options for 50 more. Entry-into-service
Qantas unveils first London Heathrow lounge
Qantas will soon open the doors on its new premium passenger lounge at London Heathrow Airport, another element in its upgraded passenger offering ahead of nonstop flights from Perth to the United Kingdom capital due to launch in March 2018. The facility, located at London Heathrow Terminal 3, features seating for 230 people split over
Airbus names Rolls-Royce executive as its new chief salesman
Airbus has named a senior executive from Rolls-Royce as the successor to John Leahy as its chief salesman. The airframer announced on Tuesday (European time) Eric Schulz would join the company as an executive vice president and its chief of sales, marketing and contracts for Airbus’s Commercial Aircraft business. The 54-year-old Schulz will take up
