Air New Zealand prepares to farewell the Boeing 767
After almost 32 years in service, Air New Zealand will operate the Boeing 767 fleet for the last time on Friday. The final flight for the sole remaining 767-300ER in the fleet ZK-NCI is scheduled to depart Sydney as NZ108 at 1855 and touch down in Auckland 2359 local time. The Star Alliance member has
RAAA launches 2017 scholarships
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) is calling for applications for its 2017 pilot and engineering scholarships. There are six scholarships available in 2017, with applications due by July 31. These are: Moorabbin Flying Services Multi Crew Cooperation Scholarship Ansett Aviation Training Pilot Scholarship Jeppesen Pilot Scholarship Hawker Pacific/Australian Avionics Aircraft Maintenance (Avionics) Engineers
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says an examination of the Beechcraft B200 Super King Air that crashed at Essendon Airport shortly after takeoff has found there were no pre-existing faults with the aircraft that could have contributed to the incident. The King Air VH-ZCR was operating a private charter flight to King Island. All
Kerrie Mather has announced she is stepping down as chief executive of Sydney Airport. Mather’s decision to leave the company she has led since 2002 comes as Sydney Airport considers whether to take up its right of first refusal to build and operate the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney’s west. The airport has until
IATA highly critical of UK, US electronics ban
Recently introduced bans on the carriage of certain electronic devices on United States and United Kingdom bound flights is not an acceptable long-term solution to aviation safety, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. IATA has slammed the UK and US governments’ electronics bans, which requires passengers to check in all personal electronic devices larger
Australian Airports Association to hold Pavements and Lighting forum in Sydney
The Australian Airports Association’s (AAA) Pavements and Lighting Forum will be held from May 1-3 in Sydney. This is the third time the AAA has put on the event, which focuses on pavements and lighting projects and is part of the AAA’s program to provide the airports industry with comprehensive technical training. Speakers included representatives
