Mincham secures Triton structural components work
Northrop Grumman has awarded the second Australian supplier contract for the initial production lot of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to Mincham Aviation. The South Australian company is set to manufacture structural components for the first four low-rate initial production (LRIP) air vehicles. This second Australian supplier contract follows the one recently awarded
Qantas Wallabies A380 takes to the (air)field
Qantas Airbus A380 VH-OQH has made its debut wearing special decals in support Qantas’s sponsorship of the Australian Rugby Union team. The aircraft took off on its first flight in the special livery, which features the Qantas kangaroo wearing a Wallabies gold jersey and the legend ‘Go Wallabies” on the side, when it departed Sydney for Dallas Fort Worth operating
Tigerair launches Melbourne-Coffs Harbour, takes 14th A320
Tigerair Australia will operate three times weekly flights between Melbourne and Coffs Harbour from December 9. The new flights will depart Melbourne at 9:05 am Mondays and Wednesdays and at 08:45 am on Fridays, returning from Coffs Harbour at 11:25 am and 11:05 am respectively, adding 1,080 seats a week to the north coast NSW regional centre.
Flight Centre says there are encouraging signs the Australian travel market is picking up, particularly for leisure travellers. The travel agency group, which has battled a sluggish travel market in Australia in recent times, made the observation in its 2014/15 full year results published on Thursday. “In Australia, consumer confidence remains relatively subdued but we
Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says he is looking forward to Virgin Australia’s return to profitability in the current year and has praised the efforts of his counterpart John Borghetti in taking the fight up to Qantas. The Kiwi flag carrier booked a booked a NZ$26 million loss in 2014/15 from its 26 per
Shun Tak cuts ties with Jetstar Hong Kong
Shun Tak Holdings has joined Qantas and China Eastern in deciding to end its involvement with Jetstar Hong Kong and has called for the establishment of the airline to be terminated. As a result, all three shareholders in the grounded airline have now indicated they will invest no further funds in the proposed carrier. Shun
