RAAF’s 2FTS hosts female pilot forum
No 2 Flying Training School (2FTS) has marked the graduation of the 100th pilots course since the first RAAF women pilots gained their ‘wings’ in 1988 with a Female Graduates Forum. The inaugural two-day event held at RAAF Base Pearce early this month saw current and former Air Force and Navy women pilots discuss their
Hawaiian utilises ASPIRE fuel saving initiatives on Honolulu-Brisbane flight
Hawaiian Airlines says it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 670,000 kilograms a year on its three times weekly Brisbane-Honolulu flights through the use of more efficient operations on the ground and in the air. Tuesday’s flight HA443, operated by Airbus A330-200 N378HA, was the first time Hawaiian had flown the route utilising seven environmental
Gate Gourmet opens new Brisbane catering centre
Gate Gourmet has opened the doors to its new aviation catering facility at Brisbane Airport. The global aviation catering company’s managing director for Oceania Tony Woodhouse said the new facility would ensure Gate Gourmet was well placed for the expected growth in air traffic at Brisbane in the years ahead, particularly with the new parallel
Canberra Airport welcomes inaugural Singapore Airlines service
The first scheduled international passenger service to Canberra in more than a decade has landed. Canberra Airport welcomed the arrival of Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) inaugural service with an Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) monitor cross on Wednesday morning. Flight SQ291, operated by Boeing 777-200 9V-SRP, touched down in the nation’s capital a little
Domestic airfares reach record highs in September
There was an across-the-board rise in Australian domestic airfares to multi-year highs in September, new figures show. A monthly report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed ticket prices for business class travel were at levels not reached for almost five years. The index measuring business class airfares was at 95.7 points
Canberra counting down to SIA inaugural
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Canberra Airport are putting the finishing touches to prepare for the start of international flights to Canberra and Wellington, as the hours tick down to takeoff of the Star Alliance member’s “Capital Express” linking the Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Flight SQ291 was due to take off from Singapore at 2300
