Qantas delays start of internet wi-fi offering
Qantas has delayed start of its internet wi-fi service due to what the airline says are “stability issues”. The airline said recently it had planned to turn on internet wi-fi on one of its Boeing 737-800s, VH-XZB, by the end of this week. However, Qantas said in a statement on March 25 that had now been
Cathay starts flights to Tel Aviv
Australians have a new one-stop, single-carrier option to Israel following the start of Cathay Pacific’s services to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport. The inaugural four times weekly flight took off from Hong Kong on Sunday, with CX675 operated by Airbus A350-900 B-LRG. The flights have been scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and
Airwork Helicopters obtains FAA supplemental type certificate for composite tail rotor blades
Composite tail rotor blades made by Caboolture’s Airwork Helicopters has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Airwork is the first Australian company to have received an FAA STC. The Kevlar and carbon fibre rotor blades for the Bell 206 series of helicopters received the FAA’s approval on March
New aviation aerospace exhibition comes to Canberra
Canberra’s Questacon museum will explore the wonders of flight through a new exhibition called Above and Beyond. Presented by Boeing and developed in partnership with NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Above and Beyond looks at flight and space travel through five key themes – Up, Faster, Higher, Further and Smarter. The
Hawker Pacific’s Kuala Lumpur facility named as Dassault Falcon authorised service centre
Hawker Pacific’s Kuala Lumpur workshop been named as an authorised service centre for Dassault Aviation’s Falcon business jets. The aircraft sales and support company’s manufacturing facility at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport will be able to provide line maintenance services for the Falcon 8X, Falcon 7X, Falcon 2000 EX Easy- and Falcon 900 EX EASy- series
USN Super Hornets visit Townsville for Black Dagger
F/A-18E Super Hornets from the US Navy’s VFA-27 ‘Royal Maces’ strike fighter squadron are currently in Townsville to take part in Exercise Black Dagger. The Super Hornets are flying from RAAF Base Townsville supporting the field training exercise, which runs from March 20 to 31 and marks the culmination of Number 58 Joint Terminal Attack Controller
