Clock starts ticking on Sydney Airport’s Badgerys Creek decision
Sydney Airport has been given four months to decide if it wishes to build and operate the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek. The federal government on Tuesday issued Sydney Airport with a Notice of Intention (NOI), effectively a sales contract, that outlines the formal contractual terms for the project. When the Commonwealth sold Sydney Airport
Chinese carriers team up to grow Australian market
Six Chinese carriers that fly to Australia plan to work together to boost the number of tourists travelling between the two countries. On Tuesday, Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Xiamen Air signed a memorandum of understanding at the launch of the China-Australia Year of Tourism 2017 program of events
Competition regulator issues draft determination rejecting proposed Virgin Australia-Alliance Airlines charter partnership
Australia’s competition regulator has knocked back Virgin Australia/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) and Alliance Airlines’ proposal to work together in the charter market on joint tendering for corporate fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) contracts, arguing the tie-up would reduce the number of players in the market. In a draft determination published on Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer
Restored Lockheed Hudson bomber finds new home at Canberra Airport
The Australian War Memorial is displaying a fully-restored Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudson bomber at Canberra Airport as part of efforts to raise awareness about the institution. Hudson A16-105 made its first flight in 1938 and has been restored to its wartime configuration of December 1942. Acquired by the AWM in 2001, A16-105’s subsequent restoration took four years to
Singapore Airlines adding more flights to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in 2017
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is adding extra flights to its already-hefty Australian schedule in 2017, with Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney set to receive more services. Melbourne will increase to 31 flights a week from July 17 2017, from 28 currently, with a fifth daily service to operate on Monday, Friday and Saturday with Airbus A330-300s as a
Oakey receives CH-47F Chinook maintenance training system
The Army Aviation Centre Oakey is being established as a CH-47F Chinook maintenance training centre, following the delivery of Australia’s first Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Aviation Trainers (MBRATs) for the helicopter. The two trainers were delivered by Boeing Defence Australia under the Army Aviation Training and Training Support contract through subcontractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
