A Gulfstream II business jet heavily modified as an airborne communications relay testbed has arrived in Australia. The aircraft, registered N510AG to Lowcountry Trading, features Tempus Applied Solutions and Northrop Grumman logos on its tail and forward fuselage. It arrived in Brisbane on February 24 and is pictured here parked outside Northrop Grumman Australia’s Integrated
Tigerair flies with Storm for five more years
Tigerair Australia has named one of its Airbus A320s after Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith to celebrate the extension of the airline’s sponsorship deal with the National Rugby League club for five more years. Smith, who in addition to leading the Storm is also a Queensland and Australian representative and considered one of the greatest players
Airnorth’s new Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport services to Melbourne and Cairns will be supported by a codeshare agreement with Qantas. The Darwin-based regional carrier is already a codeshare partner with Qantas, which itself flies between Sydney and Wellcamp, located just outside Toowoomba. “The new flights will allow both outbound and inbound customers from Toowoomba and the
Six pilot scholarships announced
The Honourable Company of Air Pilots has released details of six scholarships it will offer in 2016 for the Australian region. The organisation, which has qualified pilots, navigators and rear crew as members but is not a trade union, says two scholarships worth more than $1,000 are sponsored by Assessment Services Limited – one scholarship
Moody’s lifts Qantas back up to investment grade credit rating
A second ratings agency has lifted its assessment of Qantas stock back to investment grade, sending the airline’s share price up more than one per cent in afternoon trade on a flat day for the broader market. Ratings agency Moody’s on Monday upgraded its senior unsecured ratings of Qantas to “Baa3” from “Ba1”, restoring an
Thai planning A350 services to Melbourne from July
Thai Airways looks set to the be second Airbus A350 operator to Australia with flights to Melbourne scheduled to feature the next generation widebody from July. A report from the Airline Route website said the Star Alliance member opened reservations for its Bangkok-Melbourne service with the A350 over the weekend. Currently, Thai flies twice daily between
