Australia chosen as preferred F-35 global support location
The Pentagon has announced Australia and Japan as the preferred F-35 Lightning II airframe and engine maintenance and upgrade locations for the Asia-Pacific region. The announcement was based on Australia’s and Japan’s industrial capacities to conduct work over and above their own F-35 fleet requirements, as well as considerations such as forward basing, aircraft phasing, and
Newcastle Airport chief executive resigns
Newcastle Airport is on the lookout for a new chief executive, with Paul Hughes to step down in March 2015 after 10 years in the role. Hughes, who announced his resignation on Thursday, said it had been a career highlight to lead the airport through a period of significant growth. “In the next 12 months,
QantasLink enters Adelaide-Whyalla route
QantasLink will bring airline competition to the Adelaide-Whyalla route from April 2015. The regional carrier will fly 13 times a week between the South Australian capital and Whyalla, a coastal city located north west of Adelaide, using 50-seat Q300 aircraft. QantasLink said on Thursday the new service represented about 1,300 seats a week to Whyalla – the
Flight Centre says Australian leisure travel market flat
Australian spending on leisure-related travel has not recovered since the federal budget was handed down in May, a leading travel agent group says. Flight Centre says trading conditions in Australia over the first five months of 2014/15 have been challenging, given the lack of uptick in leisure travel spending. In response, the company has reduced
Dassault shows off Falcon 8X
Business jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation has presented its ultra long-range Falcon 8X to the world at an unveiling ceremony in Bordeaux, France. The Falcon 8X, which was designed to enable non-stop flights such as Sydney-Mumbai, Hong Kong-London or Beijing-Los Angeles, was unveiled to media, operators and industry figures on Wednesday (French time) at the company’s Bordeaux-Merignac
Air South picks up two Embraer Brasilia turboprops
Adelaide-based regional operator Air South has boosted its passenger fleet with the acquisition of two 30-seat Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft. The charter and fly-in/fly-out specialist has taken delivery of the first Brasilia (VH-YEG), with the second due to arrive in early 2015. Director of Air South and sister carrier Rossair Mark Lindh says the Brasilia
