Has the first RAAF P-8A arrived in Australia?
The first RAAF P-8A Poseidon appears to have arrived in Australia on delivery from Boeing. On Monday afternoon Twitter user and defence journalist Mike Yeo Tweeted this screen capture from flight tracking website Flightradar24 that shows P-8A A47-001, using callsign ‘ASY 21’, on approach to Avalon Airport near Melbourne after crossing the Tasman from Auckland. And
Qantas confirms Boeing 737-800 damaged in Brisbane storms
Qantas is counting the cost of Sunday afternoon’s wild storm over Brisbane, with four aircraft damaged amid 150km/h winds. Pictures taken from passengers and ground staff over the weekend showed stairs striking a Qantas Boeing 737-800 while passengers were on board, with one incident piercing a hole in an engine cowling. Meanwhile, a QantasLink Boeing
Christchurch and Wellington airports open as New Zealand recovers from devastating earthquake
Christchurch and Wellington Airports say they are operating as normal while airlines have issued fee waivers for affected passengers as New Zealand picks up the pieces from the devastating earthquakes that struck the South Island on Sunday night. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake centred on Hanmer Springs, a popular tourist spot about 90 minutes north of
Sydney welcomes Air China’s new Sydney-Chengdu service
Sydney has expanded its network of Chinese cities with the start of a new nonstop flight to Chengdu. On Saturday, Air China’s inaugural Sydney-Chengdu service, operated by Airbus A330-200 configured with 30 business class and 207 economy class seats, touched down. The aircraft, B-6541, received an Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) monitor cross
Erickson files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The manufacturer and operator of the world renowned S-64 Air Crane fire attack helicopter, Erickson Incorporated, has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Following its acquisition of Evergreen Helicopters in March 2013 for US$298 million, which was financed partly with debt, and
Federal Government outlines 40 environmental conditions for development of proposed Badgerys Creek airport
Canberra has laid down 40 environmental conditions that need to be met as part of the construction and operation of the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney’s west. Federal Minister for the Environment an Energy Josh Frydenberg said the environmental conditions covered biodiversity, noise and heritage and were developed after a review of the
