China Eastern has decided to begin year-round flights between Brisbane and its Shanghai hub as a daily service from December. Originally, the Qantas partner and Skyteam alliance member had planned to serve Brisbane three times a week with Airbus A330 aircraft from November. However, Brisbane Airport said on Thursday the year-round service will now be
Okra increases Air Force flying rates
The call on the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to support an Air Task Group deployment to the Middle East over the financial years 2015-16 to 2016-17 is having a major impact on forecast flying hours set by Defence for normal operations, the Defence Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) for 2016-17 show. While C-17 Globemaster transports in
Cobham Aviation Services says it brought in extra checks in response to a 2014 engine fire on one of its Avro RJ100s. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has handed down its report on the incident, which took place on April 29 2014 when the No.2 engine on VH-NJI sustained a mechanical failure shortly after
Australia’s civil defence and civil security will be the subject of a new conference to be held in Melbourne at the end of May. The event, called CIVSEC 2016, is being organised by the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Foundation of Australia (AMDA), which is also behind the Avalon Airshow, Pacific Maritime Exposition and Land Forces. AMDA
Badgerys Creek gets $115 million in federal budget for site preparation and rail study
Western Sydney Airport has been allocated $26 million over the next two years to study design options for a train station and rail links at the proposed airport. The funding commitment, which also included $89 million for “critical preparatory activities” at the Badgerys Creek site, was outlined in the 2016/17 federal budget published on Tuesday
CASA forecast to return to operating surplus next year after 2015/16 deficit of $8.8 million
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is expected to return to an operating surplus in 2016/17, the budget papers show. The aviation safety regulator is projected to post an $8.8 million deficit in the current financial year, a slightly better outcome than the previously forecast $10 million operating deficit, according to figures in the federal
