Brisbane Airport unveils solar project
Brisbane Airport plans to cut energy consumption and carbon emissions thanks to 22,000 solar panels being installed between now and August 2018. The panels will be placed at six sites across the airfield and cover an area of 36,000 square metres. The roof of the international terminal alone will be fitted with 7,133 panels measuring
Air China plans Brisbane-Beijing service
Brisbane will have a new nonstop flight to China from December when Air China commences flights from Beijing to the Queensland capital. Air China plans to operate four flights a week between Brisbane and Beijing beginning December 11 with Airbus A330-200 equipment. Brisbane Airport said in a statement the new route was established in partnership
Air New Zealand restricts ticket sales as it battles fuel shortage at Auckland
Air New Zealand says it has taken the rare step of restricting ticket sales as part of its response to the ongoing fuel crisis at Auckland Airport. The airport has been operating with a reduced fuel supply since Sunday after a pipeline which connects a refinery to the Wiri Oil Services facility near the airport
Sixth RAAF KC-30A arrives at Amberley
The sixth Airbus Defence and Space KC-30A MRTT for the RAAF arrived at Amberley, south-east Queensland on September 1. The former A330-203 airliner saw service with Qantas and Jetstar as VH-EBH and first flew in 2007. It was converted to MRTT configuration by Airbus Defence and Space at Getafe near Madrid and arrived at Amberley, where it
Flights to and from Auckland cancelled, diverted due to fuel shortage
Air New Zealand has been forced to cancel flights and reroute its long-haul operations after a damaged pipeline led to severe fuel shortages at Auckland Airport over the weekend. News of the damaged pipeline, which connects a refinery to the Wiri Oil Services facility near the airport, first emerged on Sunday, when Auckland Airport announced
Martin-Baker opens Australian field office
UK-based Martin-Baker has opened an Australian field office at RAAF Williamtown near Newcastle, the company’s first F-35 capable field office located outside of the US and UK. The new office has been established to support not only the RAAF’s fleet of F-35As, the first of which is due to arrive at the base in late
