Airservices adds flight simulator course for trainee air traffic controllers
Airservices is putting trainee air traffic controllers through flight simulator sessions to give them a better understanding of a pilot’s perspective at 30,000ft. The flightdeck orientation and familiarisation course in a Boeing 737 simulator is run by Flight Experience in Melbourne, with current pilots from a number of Australian airlines used as instructors. The course
Second Virgin Australia 737-700 repainted
The second of only two Boeing 737-700s now in the Virgin Australia fleet, VH-VBZ, has been repainted. The aircraft, first delivered to Virgin Blue in 2005 and named Maliblue, emerged from the Flying Colours paintshop at Townsville Airport on Friday evening wearings its new Virgin Australia colours and bearing the new name Cronulla Beach. VBZ
Air NZ searching for identity of youngsters featured on commemorative stamp collection
If you were a young girl in New Zealand in the 1940s, 1950s or 1970s and had your picture taken on or near an aircraft, Air New Zealand would like to hear from you. The New Zealand flag carrier is searching for three young girls whose images are currently on a series of commemorative stamps
World’s newest aircraft enters commercial service
Qatar Airways flight QR 67 has marked the commercial debut of the Airbus A350. The aircraft – registered A7-ALA – took off from Doha Airport at 0810 local time on Thursday, landing at Frankfurt a little under six hours later at 1206. Qatar is the launch customer of the A350 and has 80 of the
First new Kiwi Super Seasprite arrives in Auckland
The first Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter for the Royal New Zealand Navy has arrived by ship in Auckland, as this image Tweeted on Thursday by the NZ Chief of Navy shows. New Zealand is acquiring 10 Super Seasprites, designated SH-2G(I) – I for International – to replace its five older SH-2Gs currently in service (and which in turn
Domestic airfares up in January
Ending the domestic capacity war appears to have given local carriers the ability to increase airfares, particularly at the budget end of the market, latest figures show. Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) figures indicate ticket prices for domestic flights across all categories – from the best discount economy fares to business class –
