Jetstar’s inaugural Townsville-Bali service set for takeoff
Jetstar Australia and New Zealand chief executive David Hall is confident Townsville will be able to support the low-cost carrier’s new service to Bali which takes off on Wednesday night. The inaugural Townsville-Bali flight, JQ102, is scheduled to depart at 2255 local time on Wednesday and arrive in Bali at 0130 the following day. The
Aviex closure prompts clients to seek alternatives
Townsville-based Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) King Air aircraft will undergo scheduled maintenance with Hawker Pacific following the shutdown of Regional Express-owned local aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Aviex last week. An RFDS Queensland spokesperson told Australian Aviation on Tuesday the organisation had managed to transition its maintenance work at Townsville from Aviex to Hawker
NZ govt approves Air China-Air NZ alliance
Air China will launch nonstop services between Beijing and Auckland from December 2015 after the New Zealand government approved a proposed alliance with Air New Zealand. New Zealand Transport Minister Simon Bridges said the partnership between the two Star Alliance carriers was approved by cabinet on Monday and will last for five years and four
Hercules firefighting tanker begins contract with NSW Rural Fire Service
A Lockheed Hercules firefighting air tanker has arrived at RAAF Base Richmond as part of the NSW Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) two-year trial of a large air tanker during the upcoming bushfire season. The stretched L-100-30 (model 382G) Hercules, registered N405LC to Lynden Air Cargo and on contract from Coulson Flying Tankers of Portland, Oregon, was put through
Passenger numbers at Qantas and Jetstar higher in July
Qantas and Jetstar have reported improved passenger numbers and yields in the Australian domestic market in July. The airline group’s monthly traffic figures published on Tuesday showed Qantas lifted domestic passenger numbers 0.8 per cent to 1.913 million in July, compared with the prior corresponding period. And with capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASK)
RAAF takes part in ‘Virtual Flag’
RAAF aircrew have worked alongside international participants for an air combat exercise known as Coalition Virtual Flag 15. Hosted by the US Air Force over August 22-28, the exercise involved RAAF C-130J Hercules and E-7A Wedgetail aircrews working in real time with counterparts from the US and the UK. Defence stated that for the first
