August 2016
NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ACY/4 Airbus EC135T2+ 1211 27/5/16 Boeing Defence Australia, 7/150 Charlotte St Brisbane Qld 4000 D-HECJ AOE/5 GippsAero GA8 Airvan GA8-16-231 17/6/16 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 ARL/5 Airbus EC135T2+ 1212 27/5/16 Boeing Defence Australia, 7/150 Charlotte St Brisbane Qld 4000 D-HECK EKB/4 PA-24-260 Comanche C 24-4936 1/6/16 Selkirk
Melbourne and Sydney airports have posted strong growth in overseas travellers in 2015/16 as they benefitted from the lower Australian dollar and new overseas airline services, new figures show. In the 12 months to June 30 2016, Melbourne Tullamarine handled 9.2 million international passengers, up 9.5 per cent from the prior year. Melbourne Airport
Australia, China and Malaysia have confirmed the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flights MH370 will not be extended beyond the current 120,000 square kilometre search zone. The joint decision was announced at a meeting of officials from Australia, China and Malaysia just outside Kuala Lumpur on July 22. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester
Hawker Pacific has boosted its support and sales offering after completing the integration of Aeromil Pacific into its business. The addition of Aeromil Pacific, first announced in August 2015, also left the company well placed to take advantage of the growth of aviation services in the region and boost the quality of service offered by both companies,
Qantas, Destination NSW renew partnership
Qantas has signed a fresh three-year agreement with Destination NSW worth $28 million to jointly promote travel to the state. The new three-year deal extends a relationship that kicked off in 2013, when the pair agreed to spend $30 million on joint activities in what at the time was the largest tourism and major events
First RAAF PC-21 completes maiden flight
The first Pilatus PC-21 advanced trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force has completed its first flight. Bearing both Swiss civil registration HB-HWA and its ADF military serial A54-001, the aircraft completed its first flight from Pilatus’s Stans, Switzerland facility on July 21. “This initial flight of the first Australian PC-21, only seven months after
