Boeing wins five-year CH-47F maintenance contract
Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded a five-year contract valued at up to $20 million to provide maintenance to the Army’s new fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters at Townsville. “The contract integrates defence industry and Australian Defence Force workforces to provide an efficient, flexible and effective maintenance team for Australia’s Chinook helicopter capability,” Minister for
Qantas and Air Niugini secure partial approval for expanded codeshare on Australia-PNG routes
Qantas and Air Niugini have won a partial victory in their request for an expanded codeshare agreement on Australia-Papua New Guinea routes. Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) has approved the arrangements between the two carriers to codeshare on the Sydney-Port Moresby route (operated by Air Niugini) and Brisbane-Port Moresby route (operated by both Qantas
Australia will host the World Routes conference for the first time in 2019 when the event and its 3,000 delegates head to Adelaide for the three-day forum. The event, which aims to develop new air services by bringing together representatives from airlines, airports and tourism bodies, among others, is expected to be held in September, and
Singapore Airlines joins United on Singapore-San Francisco ultra long-haul route
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has commenced nonstop services on the world’s fourth longest passenger route after its inaugural flight to San Francisco touched down in the Bay Area over the weekend. The SQ32 flight, operated by Airbus A350-900 9V-SMF featuring a special logo signifying it was the 10,000th aircraft delivered by the European airframer, landed at
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says a nonstop service between Perth and London would lead to the airline having an improved operation into the UK capital. Joyce was asked at the company’s annual general meeting in Sydney on Friday if the airline’s two London routes were profitable. In response, Joyce said the airline did not
ATSB releases final report into S-76 engine failure
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report into the engine failure of an Esso Australia Sikorsky S-76C on the morning of July 11 2013 while the helicopter was departing from an offshore platform. The failure of the right-hand engine in VH-EXU occurred as the helicopter was climbing out on departure from
