China Southern’s seasonal Airbus A380 services to Sydney from the carrier’s Guanhzhou hub return on Friday December 5. The airline will deploy the double decker superjumbo to the NSW capital during the peak school holiday period for a second year, having used the aircraft over the Australian summer last year. The A380s, configured with 506
RFDS orders two Beechcraft King Air 350C aircraft
Beechcraft King Air 350C Heavy Weight aircraft have received their first orders in Australia after the Queensland section of The Royal Australian Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) signed for two airframes. Hawker Pacific, which distributes Beechcraft aircraft in Australia and New Zealand, said the RFDS King Air 350C would be used for emergency retrieval services and
Brisbane Airport named capital city airport of the year
Brisbane Airport has taken out three awards at the Australian Airports Association (AAA) national conference. The airport was named capital city airport of the year, with a delighted Brisbane Airport chief executive Julieanne Alroe accepting the trophy at the AAA awards presentation held on the Gold Coast on Tuesday evening. Brisbane Airport also took out
Rex “well poised” as operating conditions improve
Regional Express (Rex) deputy chairman John Sharp says the airline group is on track for an improvement in full year profit in 2014/15 and has foreshadowed a boost to dividends as capital expenditure spending comes down in the current year. The financial guidance was presented to shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting in Sydney
New CASA DAS to start January 1 2015 after one-month handover
Incoming Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) director of aviation safety (DAS) retired Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore will have a one-month handover period starting December 1 before formally taking up his new role. The current CASA acting DAS Terry Farquharson said in his November briefing note published on November 25 that Skidmore would officially become
QantasLink to reduce fleet in cost-cutting move
QantasLink will shed four Bombardier Q300 turboprop aircraft, close down its Perth Q400 pilot base and make its remaining fleet work harder in a bid to cut costs. While the changes were expected to impact staff, a Qantas spokesman said job losses were not expected as the airline would “manage the changes through leave burn, leave without pay
