SA govt hopes tourism agreement with China Southern leads to nonstop service
China Southern may launch flights to Adelaide as part of a tourism agreement with the South Australian government. Currently, the airline serves Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney from its Guangzhou hub, and recently commenced Sydney-Shenzhen services. Premier Jay Weatherill said the tourism agreement he signed with China Southern in Guanzhou on Friday would help secure
StarFlight Australia launches
Queensland’s CareFlight Group in partnership with Kaan Air, a European utility operator and Finmeccanica Helicopters and Russian Helicopters distributor, have launched StarFlight Australia to provide EMS, SAR and firefighting helicopter services throughout Australasia. The joint venture company was launched at CareFlight’s Brisbane Airport base on April 8 by StarFlight chairman Ferda Yildiz along with its
Australia targets Small Diameter Bomb for F-35
The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I to Australia to support the acquisition of the F-35 Lightning II. The estimated cost of the potential deal under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program is US$386 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated, and covers up to 2,950
RFDS South Eastern to get Beechcraft Kingair simulator at new Dubbo training centre
The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDS SE) will receive a Beechcraft Kingair simulator as part of its new flight training centre in Dubbo. The flight-training simulator was announced on Friday during NSW Premier Mike Baird’s visit to Israel with a trade delegation that included RFDS SE chief executive Greg Sam. The state
There are signs the surge in demand for air travel at the start of 2016 has prompted airlines to boost flights and add extra seats, new figures suggest. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the airlines experienced a 8.6 per cent increase in demand, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), in February 2016, compared
Air New Zealand says Vanuatu’s Bauerfield Airport will remain off-limits for its aircraft until a permanent fix to the airport’s runway are completed. In a sign the airline intends to stay away from Bauerfield for an extended period, Air NZ said on Friday a return to Port Vila would only be considered once a fully-funded
