Air Niugini touches down in Townsville
Air Niugini has commenced nonstop service between Townsville and Port Moresby. Flight PX60, operated by Boeing 737-800 P2-PXC, touched down at Townsville a little after 1130 local time on Monday, after a 90-minute journey from the Papua New Guinea capital. The aircraft, which was greeted by a celebratory dance on the tarmac, was on the
Travellers from Brisbane have a new option to Indonesia and Malaysia following the arrival of Malindo Air to the Queensland capital. The Malaysia-based airline, which is a joint-venture between Malaysia’s National Aerospace and Defense Industry (NADI) and Indonesia’s Lion Group, has commenced daily flights to Brisbane. The inaugural service, OD157 operated by Boeing 737-800 9M-LNQ,
Australia brings in extra security measures for Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai flights
Passengers travelling on nonstop flights from Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai to Australia will be subject to extra security measures that the government says have been brought in in response to national security advice. The measures include explosive trace detection screening, similar to what is in place at airports in Australia for domestic flights. There
Boeing 787-10 makes first flight
The largest member of Boeing’s 787 family has commenced its flight test program. The first 787-10 completed a four-hour, 58-minute over the skies of North Charleston, South Carolina on Friday. Boeing pilots Captain Tim Berg and Captain Mike Bryan tested flight flight controls, systems and handling qualities during the flight. “From takeoff to landing, the
Airbus celebrates A319neo maiden flight
Airbus has completed the maiden flight of its A319neo, the smallest member of the A320 family of aircraft. The aircraft, D-AVWA, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport in Germany on March 31 and landed at Airbus headquarters at Toulouse Airport in France some five hours later, Airbus said in a statement. Airbus experimental test pilots Michel
Embraer E195-E2 completes first flight
Embraer’s E195-E2 has commenced its flight test program with a successful maiden flight at the company’s Sao Jose dos Campos facility. The largest variant of the E2 family of regional jets, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PurePower geared turbofan engines, took off at 1122 local time on March 29 and flew for two hours,
