ANA launches fourth Star Wars aircraft
Japan’s ANA is adding a fourth Star Wars-themed aircraft to its fleet, with a Boeing 777-200 in C-3PO livery set to take to the skies from March 2017. The airline, which launched the C-3PO 777-200 at a Star Wars Celebration Europe event in London, said the aircraft would be flown on domestic Japanese routes. ANA
First V-22 Osprey lands on an Australian LHD
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor has conducted six deck landings on board HMAS Canberra on while the ship was taking part in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 off the north-east coast of Hawaii. The landings on July 12, conducted as part of a US Navy and USMC aviation integration
Babcock to make Adelaide its Australasian HQ
A $2.5 million incentive payment from the South Australian government has enticed engineering support services company Babcock International Group to move its Australasian headquarters to Adelaide. Babcock Australasia chief executive Craig Lockhart said the new headquarters in Adelaide’s central business district and would bring together the different parts of the business and was a key
QantasLink is dropping nonstop Melbourne-Coffs Harbour and Sydney-Hervey Bay flights from early August. The last Melbourne-Coffs Harbour flight, which is served once a week on Saturdays with Boeing 717 equipment, will be on August 6, with affected passengers booked to travel after that date transferred onto services via Sydney, Qantas said in a note to
Business class airfares higher in July
Domestic business class fares have risen in July, while the cheapest or best discount tickets have fallen slightly in the month, new figures show. In a sign that perhaps company executives are getting back out on the road after the federal election, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly report on domestic ticket
Airbus to slow A380 production
Airbus will trim the production rate of its flagship A380 to one aircraft a month from 2018. The airframe confirmed the rate reduction at the Farnborough Air Show on Tuesday (European time). In 2015, Airbus delivered 27 A380s to its airline customers. Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier said the manufacturer remained committed to the aircraft,
