Virgin Australia to serve Tamworth from May
Residents of Tamworth will have a choice of airlines for flights to Sydney from May when Virgin Australia begins flights to the Northern NSW city. Australia’s second largest carrier plans to operate between Sydney and Tamworth, the home of the nation’s largest country music festival, six times a week from May 25 using 68-seat ATR72-600 aircraft.
75SQN Hornets head to Middle East
A contingent of 75SQN Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel and six F/A-18A Hornets have departed from RAAF Base Tindal for Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE where they will replace the six F/A-18F Super Hornets flying combat missions over Iraq under Operation OKRA. The six 75SQN jets will join the KC-30A tanker transport and E-7A Wedgetail
CASA declares temporary restricted airspace around Illawarra Airport for VH-OJA final flight
Drone operators have been warned to stay away from Illawarra Airport during Sunday’s delivery flight of Qantas’s Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has declared an eight nautical mile circle around Illawarra Airport as temporary restricted airspace between 0730 and 0830 Sunday, the expected arrival time of the aircraft. CASA has also
RMIT unveils talking drone
A drone that can accept and respond to instructions from air traffic controllers has been developed by Melbourne’s RMIT University, bringing the integration of these increasing popular unmanned aircraft into civil airspace a step closer. The world-first technology, which enables a drone to respond to information requests and act on clearances issued by an air
Jetgo begins Brisbane-Tamworth service
After a 15-month absence, Tamworth has regained a direct flight to Brisbane thanks to the arrival of regional carrier Jetgo. Flight JG62 departed the Queensland capital a little after 0930 local time on Monday and landed at Tamworth Regional Airport about 50 minutes later. Tamworth has been without a direct flight to Brisbane since Brindabella
Bombardier CS300 completes maiden flight
Bombardier’s CSeries CS300 narrowbody has completed its first flight, joining its smaller sister-ship the CS100 in flight test phase. The CS300 took off from Montréal-Mirabel International Airport at 1100 local time on Friday February 27 and returned four hours and 58 minutes later, Bombardier said in a statement. With Captain Andris Litavniks and Christophe Marchand
