Silkair to start new Cairns flights from May
In a boost to North Queensland tourism, Singapore Airlines-owned regional carrier Silkair will fly to Cairns from its Singapore hub from May 30 2015. Cairns will be Silkair’s second Australian destination, following the launch of direct service to Darwin in March 2012. “This is an exciting development for SilkAir, to be able to expand our
Win a simulator session by supporting Beyond the Orphanage
If you fancy getting behind the controls of an Airbus A320 or RAAF Hawk jet simulator then get behind Beyond the Orphanage. The organisation is offering the two prizes as part of a raffle to raise funds to support orphans in Ethiopia. The money raised helps find supervised foster homes and supports schooling and health
Borghetti keen to ease regulation to improve productivity
Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says government should ensure regulation does not stifle the growth and productivity of Australia’s airlines. Speaking in Canberra to the Transport and Tourism Forum leadership summit’s audience of political and industry figures, Borghetti noted airline productivity had been a key driver of the growth in Australia’s aviation industry over the
Pichler says auf wiedersehen to Fiji Airways for new role as AirBerlin CEO
Fiji Airways is on the lookout for a new chief executive after Stefan Pichler’s decision to return to his native Germany to run AirBerlin. The 56-year-old Pichler, who was appointed chief executive of Fiji Airways in September 2013, will take up his new position in charge of Germany’s second largest carrier from February 1 2015.
F-35C makes first successful aircraft carrier trap
The Joint Strike Fighter program has made the first successful arrested landing of an F-35C aboard an aircraft carrier, with the trap of test aircraft CF-03 aboard the USS Nimitz off the California coast on November 3. The aircraft is one of two specially configured integrated test force (ITF) jets operated by the US Navy’s
Formal handover for first RNZAF T-6Cs
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has formally accepted its first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II trainers in a ceremony held at RNAZAF Ohakea on Friday afternoon. So far four of the 11 T-6Cs on order for the RNZAF have been delivered, with the remaining seven aircraft due to be delivered in batches through until mid-2015.
