NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ANC/4 Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III 51482 27/4/16 Complete Helicopter Services, 21 Valentine Ct Narangba Qld 4504 JA6099 C-FKPY BDG/3 PA-28-181 Archer III 2843344 9/5/16 Vectra Holdings, PO Box 173 Georges Hall NSW 2198 N4177A BHK/5 PA-28-181 Archer III 2843281 6/5/16 Vectra Holdings, PO Box 173 Georges Hall NSW 2198 N41679
Virgin completes $159mln share placement with HNA
Virgin Australia has received a $159 million boost to its balance sheet after completing a share placement to Chinese airline and aviation company HNA Group. The company said on Thursday the transaction, first announced on May 31, was finalised after HNA received the necessary approvals from Chinese authorities. HNA was expected to have a board seat
QantasLink the exception as Australian airlines suffer punctuality fall in May
Australian domestic carriers bar QantasLink suffered a decline in punctuality in May, latest figures show. The Qantas regional carrier was the only airline to record an improvement in on-time performance in May, with the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly report showing 88.4 per cent of its flights departed within 15 minutes
Australian Division to recognise Royal Aeronautical Society 150-year anniversary
The Australian division of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is celebrating the organisation’s 150-year anniversary with a reception at Sydney’s Admiralty House on July 8. Originally known as The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, the RAeS was founded on January 12 1866 with 65 members. Today, that number has grown to more than 22,000 members
Airbus Helicopters has highlighted the suitability of its H145M light utility military helicopter for the special forces support role. The new military development of the H145, the latest evolution of the BK117/EC145 family of light twin helicopters, is entering service with the German Army to support its Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) special forces unit, with the first
Production of HATS H135s continues apace
Production of the 15 Airbus Helicopters H135s for the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Helicopter Aircrew Training System is continuing apace with the fifth and sixth aircraft noted at the manufacturer’s Donauwörth production facility in Germany on Tuesday. N52-005 (‘cab’ number 845) and N52-006 (cab number 846) were noted on the flightline at Donauwörth, north of
