Cathay boosts capacity to Sydney with third 777-300ER flight
Three of Cathay Pacific’s four daily Hong Kong-Sydney services will be operated by a three-class Boeing 777-300ER from the end of October as the airline again boosts capacity in the Australian market with larger aircraft. The move to upgauge CX162 (the 1125 departure from Sydney) and CX161, which departs Hong Kong at 2125, from the
Qantas to turn on internet wi-fi in “late February”
Qantas says it will begin offering internet wi-fi to passengers from “late February”, after the completion of trials on the first aircraft fitted with the technology. Boeing 737-800 VH-XZB had a satellite antenna, multiple wireless access points in the cabin and other hardware installed in November 2016, and Qantas has since been flying the aircraft with the technology
March 2017
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Avalon Airshow to feature drone showcase
February’s Australian International Airshow at Avalon will devote part of the week-long event to discuss the practical applications of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly known as drones. Avalon’s “Drone Showcase” is on from Friday March 3 to Sunday March 5 and its conference program includes sessions on the use of these aircraft in industry, in
Widerøe launch customer for Embraer E190-E2 with first delivery in first half of 2018
European regional carrier Widerøe has been named as the launch customer of Embraer’s E190-E2 aircraft. The airline was due to receive the first E190-E2 in the first half of calendar 2018, Embraer said on Tuesday (Brazil time). Widerøe, which is headquartered in Norway and has hubs across Scandinavia, has three E190-E2s on firm order an
RAAF participation in Red Flag 17-1 concludes
Australia has wrapped up its involvement with Exercise Red Flag 17-1, following three weeks of missions that Commander of the Australian contingent Group Captain Stuart Bellingham described “as realistic as it gets”. Red Flag is a large force employment combat training exercise that provides a complex and highly advanced threat environment in which to practise high-end
