Air France-KLM CEO named new IATA boss
Air France-KLM chairman and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has been named as the new chief executive and director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). de Juniac will officially take over from retiring chief executive and director general Tony Tyler after his appointment is confirmed at the IATA annual general meeting to be
Air New Zealand has added a third new destination for 2016 with the announcement of nonstop flights to Manila from its Auckland hub. The three times weekly services with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft will start in December and operate year round. It will be the airline’s 32nd international destination. Currently, Air NZ serves Manila through its
Moody’s has placed Virgin Australia in line for a potential credit rating downgrade due to its balance sheet profile and major shareholder Air New Zealand’s move to potentially offload all or part of its 26 per cent stake in the Australian carrier. “The review for downgrade reflects Moody’s view of the uncertainty which has emerged
First HATS H135 arrives at Nowra
The first of 15 Airbus Helicopters H135 (EC135 T2+) for the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) arrived at its new home at HMAS Albatross, Nowra on March 31 after flying in from Airbus Helicopters’ facility at Bankstown Airport. The H135 carries the ADF serial of N52-001, cab number ‘841’ and the civilian registration VH-AQG.
Qantas Boeing 737 takes on Tesla electric car
Could an electric car outrace an aircraft? That was what Qantas and Tesla sought to find out as the Flying Kangaroo pitted one of its Boeing 737-800s, VH-XZI, against the electric car maker’s Model S P90D electric car at Avalon Airport over the weekend. The event marked the start of a partnership between the two
Planned industrial action at Australia’s airports for Monday and Tuesday has been called off after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued an interim order preventing staff from walking off the job. Over the weekend, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP), on behalf of the federal government, applied to the FWC calling for a three-month
