Air New Zealand reaffirms guidance for earnings decline during “transitionary year” of 2016/17
Air New Zealand has reaffirmed earnings guidance for an earnings decline in the current year as competition both at home and abroad heats up. In August, the airline guided the market to expect earnings before taxation of between NZ$400 million to NZ$600 million in 2016/17, compared with $NZ806 million in the prior year. The company told
Beijing Capital Airlines touches down in Melbourne
Melbourne Airport has welcomed its sixth mainland Chinese carrier with the arrival of Beijing Capital Airlines’ inaugural service. Flight JD461, operated by Airbus A330-200 B-8221, touched down at Tullamarine a little after 0840 on Friday morning, after an 11-hour journey from Qingdao in the Shandong Province on China’s east coast. The three times a week
Qantas and Australia Post sign new contract for international mail
Qantas will carry Australia Post’s international parcels for the next five years under a new contract. The extension of the pair’s previous agreement was announced on Friday. Qantas Freight chief executive Gareth Evans said it was a “substantial contract to secure”. “We have transformed Qantas Freight to deliver flexible and efficient operations for the changing
AW139 simulator a centrepiece of Aviation Australia’s new education campus
Aviation Australia’s new education campus at Brisbane Airport, which includes Australia’s first AW139 Level D full flight simulator, was officially opened on September 28. The $10 million, 5,000m2 facility was funded by Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) and includes 20 new lecture rooms, a technical training centre and cafe. The new development will be able to
Black box inventor honoured with ICAO award
Australian scientist David Warren AO has been recognised for his work that led to the development of the flight recorder or “black box” with an award from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO has posthumously conferred the Edward Warner Award to Dr Warren at its 39th assembly meetings in Montreal. Dr Warren died in
Boeing rolls out first RAAF P-8A Poseidon
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been formally revealed in a ceremony at Boeing Field, Seattle, on Tuesday. The aircraft, wearing RAAF serial A47-001 and 11 Squadron albatross tail markings, is due to arrive in Canberra on November 15, flown by an Australian crew, according
