When Mriya met Ed Force One – world’s largest aircraft departs for home after a brush with an Iron Maiden
In the music industry the term is a ‘stadium-filler’, the ability of a performer or band to fill a large sports stadium with fans for a concert. The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, certainly proved itself to be a stadium-filler when an estimated 20,000 people lined the fence at Perth Airport to see it touch down
Rossair wins Challenger gold mine FIFO contract
Adelaide-based charter operator Rossair has announced it has won a new fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) contract from WPG Resources to serve the Challenger gold mine site in central South Australia. Under the contract Rossair – a sister company to Air South – will operate up to four flights a week from Adelaide to the Challenger mine site’s dirt
In addition to a new business class with direct aisle access from every seat and a refreshed premium economy cabin, Virgin Australia’s fleet of five Boeing 777-300ERs will also feature a number of extra legroom economy seats that will be marketed as Economy Space +. Economy passengers on Virgin’s 777s, which operate from Sydney and
Boeing renews Global Supply Chain agreement
Boeing and the federal government have agreed to expand the company’s support for Australian aerospace suppliers with new contract bid opportunities. Building on an agreement that placed significant work packages with Australian industry, a new two-year contract with the Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group will continue to grow Australia’s aerospace support capabilities and will
The first of four red, yellow and white painted AW139s for the Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service is on its way from Leonardo Helicopters’ (formerly AgustaWestland) factory in Italy after officially being delivered by the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, Lease Corporation International (LCI). “After many years of planning, we are all extremely happy to receive the
Solomon Airlines has announced it is temporarily suspending its weekly Honiara-Sydney flights from May 17. The airline has in fact not operated the route since February 19 due to its only Airbus A320 aircraft undergoing maintenance in Singapore, which has “taken longer than expected”. The A320, which has also been undergoing a cabin refresh, was due
