A memorandum of agreement (MoA) between Airservices and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has cleared the way for the Heron remotely piloted unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to be used in Australian civil airspace. The Air Force currently has two Heron aircraft, which operate out of RAAF Base Woomera in South Australia. So far, the
Qantas, Jetstar reduce capacity in April
Australia’s “mixed demand environment” and the timing of public holidays prompted Qantas and Jetstar to take more seats out of the domestic market in April. Qantas reduced capacity, measured by available seat kilometres, by five per cent in April, according to the airline group’s monthly traffic statistics released on Friday. It continues a shrinking of
Etihad reports improved net profit for 2014, says partnerships generated almost a quarter of all passenger revenues
Etihad Airways says its partnerships and codeshare arrangements with other airlines generated almost a quarter of the company’s passenger revenues in calendar 2014. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier has reported its financial results for the 12 months to December 31 2014, posting double-digit increases in net profit, revenue, passenger numbers and capacity measured by available seat
Qantas pilots union reaches in-principle agreement with airline over long-haul flying
The union representing Qantas’s long-haul pilots have reached an in-principle agreement with the airline that includes an 18-month pay freeze and provisions for any potential Boeing 787-9 order. The long-haul enterprise agreement suggests Qantas is a step closer to exercising its options and purchase rights for the Dreamliner. While the new deal did not significantly change the
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has unveiled an Airbus A380 featuring the Singapore flag in a stylised design on the fuselage. The special livery, which will be on two of SIA’s A380s until the end of 2015, has been created to commemorate Singapore’s 50th birthday and features a 10m-tall and 47m-long design on both sides of the fuselage
Air Niugini, Hawker Pacific and Aviation Australia launch training joint-venture
Air Niugini will send its engineering cadets to Cairns for two years of on-the-job training as part of a new partnership with Hawker Pacific and Aviation Australia. The new initiative, due to be launched on Friday, has Air Niugini engineering cadets working out of Hawker Pacific’s maintenance facility at Cairns Airport and receiving training from
