RAAF to acquire two additional KC-30s
Australia is to acquire two further Airbus KC-30A tanker-transports, taking the RAAF’s fleet to seven, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has announced. “The two additional KC-30A aircraft will be delivered in 2018 and provide a substantial increase to the air-to-air refuelling capacity of the RAAF,” Andrews said in a statement on Wednesday. “Defence has signed an
Vietnam Airlines has become the the second airline to take delivery of the Airbus A350. The Skyteam member accepted its first A350-900 at the official handover ceremony at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday morning (European time). The airline has ordered 14 A350s, with 10 to arrive from Airbus and four through lessors. This
Qantas says its international operations across both its Qantas and Jetstar flying brands suffered a drop in yields during what the airline group describes as the seasonally weaker month of May. “Group international yields in May were lower compared to the prior corresponding period, offset by both Qantas International and Jetstar International achieving higher load
Queenstown Airport celebrates 20 years of international flights with opening of terminal expansion
Queenstown Airport is celebrating the completion of its new international terminal expansion two decades after the airport welcomed its first overseas passengers. The airport’s international terminal had been doubled in size after the 4,100 metre squared expansion work was completed in late June, adding two additional gate lounges, a new customs processing area, a third
RAAF Base Richmond welcomes the C-27J
In one of his last official duties before stepping down as Chief of the Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown has welcomed the arrival of the RAAF’s first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan in Australia. AIRMSHL Brown, whose term as Chief of Air Force ends on Friday, said the C-27J would provide a great replacement for
RAAF updates on Okra operations
RAAF Hornet and Super Hornet fighters have now dropped more than 400 precision-guided bombs on Islamic State (Daesh) targets in Iraq, an update released by the Department of Defence on Tuesday details. According to the update RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets and F/A-18A ‘classic’ Hornets have now flown over 5,000 flight hours on Operation Okra, the
