Qantas is to operate a three-times-weekly Sydney-Osaka seasonal service from mid-December, the only direct flights between Australia’s largest and Japan’s second largest cities. The flights will be operated by two-class Airbus A330s to Osaka’s Kansai International Airport between December 14 2017 and March 24 2018, Qantas announced on Thursday. “This December we celebrate 70 years of
Airbus delivers 100th A350
Airbus has celebrated the delivery of the 100th A350 XWB, with the milestone aircraft, an A350-900 for Taiwan’s China Airlines, handed over in a ceremony at Toulouse on Wednesday. The first customer A350 delivery was to Qatar Airways in December 2014, and despite early delays in ramping up production and delivery rates largely attributed to issues with
Air New Zealand increases Bali capacity
Air New Zealand will operate up to five weekly Auckland-Denpasar flights for the 2018 holiday season. Between late May and mid-October 2017 Air New Zealand is operating twice weekly between Auckland and the Indonesian holiday island, increasing to three times weekly during peak periods. But in 2018 Air New Zealand will fly to Denpasar up to five
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has widened its monitoring of foreign airlines to include International Air Transport Association (IATA) safety audit data. The nation’s aviation safety watchdog has signed a memorandum of understanding with the airlines’ industry body to gain access to IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) reports. “CASA will use the IOSA information
The Royal Australian Air Force’s new Pilatus PC-21 trainers will receive in-country engineering and logistics support from Aquila Engineering under a new contract that came into effect on July 1. The contract, announced on Wednesday, means Aquila Engineering will maintain its link with the Australian Defence Force training fleet, given it currently provides support for the
Parafield Airport says it will remain South Australia’s principal general aviation and civilian flight training centre over the next 20 years while building up its commercial, retail and industrial activities. The airport has published its preliminary draft master plan for public comment which details the expected increase in aircraft movements on its four runways, as
