Etihad’s James Hogan to depart July 1
Etihad Aviation Group has confirmed its Australian-born chief executive James Hogan will leave on July 1 2017 as the search for his permanent replacement nears its conclusion. The company said in a statement on Monday it had promoted chief people and performance officer Ray Gammell to the position of interim chief executive, effective immediately. Gammell,
RNZAF eases NH90 flying restrictions
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has eased flying restrictions on its fleet of eight NH90s three weeks after an engine failure resulted in one of the medium utility helicopters making an emergency landing. A NH90 had just departed Woodburne Air Force base with nine people on board en route back to its base at
Australian and Fiji flag carriers will be able to add more seats between the two countries thanks to an expanded air services agreement. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said Australia and Fiji have agreed to increase passenger capacity by 10 per cent and double the available freight allowance, noting the increases had been
CHC secures Navy SAR contract
CHC Group will provide search and rescue (SAR), aeromedical evacuation (AME) and crash response services for the Royal Australian Navy at HMAS Albatross, Nowra under an interim 15-month contract. The company said on Monday it had deployed an AW139 helicopter to Nowra from its global pool of SAR assets to fulfil the contract. The aircraft
Air New Zealand has unveiled a new premium passenger lounge at Melbourne Airport, in the latest example of the airline’s investment in Australia as it seeks to attract more travellers from this side of the Tasman onto its long-haul services. The upgraded facility at Tullamarine is the third of Air New Zealand’s lounges in Australia
Boeing Defence Australia has marked the completion of its 100th deeper maintenance activity for the Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18A/B ‘classic’ Hornet fleet. The milestone represents more than 500,000 hours of work on the jet by Boeing at RAAF Base Williamtown since taking over the deeper maintenance contract from BAE Systems and L3 MAS Canada in 2013.
