Expansion work begins at Queenstown Airport
As the ski season ends and summer approaches, work has begun on Queenstown Airport’s new international terminal. The project is expected to increase terminal space at the airport’s southern end by a third, adding 4,080 square metres of extra floor space and allowing Queenstown to double its international operations. The outer shell was expected to
Cathay celebrates 40 years of service to Sydney
Forty years ago, a Cathay Pacific Boeing 707 took off from Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport bound for Sydney. When it landed some nine hours later on October 22, 1974, it marked the start of Cathay’s 40-year unbroken run of service between the NSW capital and Hong Kong. In that time, the Hong Kong flag
B-24 Liberator site secured
The Victorian government has announced that it has secured the future of the B-24 Liberator Memorial on the corner of Princes Highway and Farm Road in Werribee in Melbourne’s west. The signing of a land transfer agreement between the state government, Melbourne Water and the B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Fund had paved the way for
Qantas unveils new business class seat
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the airline’s new business class seat represents the best domestic in-flight experience in the world. The new seats were unveiled at the Qantas domestic terminal at Sydney Airport on Tuesday. The modified Thompson Aero Seating design developed in collaboration with Marc Newson will allow customers to stay in the recline position
Datalink upgrade for Army Tiger ARHs
The acquisition of an interim Tactical Data Link for the Australian Army’s ARH Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters has been approved by Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston. A total of 21 helicopters are set to be upgraded. The project, which is valued at less than $20 million, will inform the assessment of potential future upgrades
Aviation and medical student takes out AWPA-RAAF scholarship
An aviation and medical student has won the Australia Women Pilot’s Association’s (AWPA) navigation component scholarship, sponsored by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Jasmine Morris of Healesville in Victoria was awarded the RAAF scholarship worth $7000. As a second-year para-medicine student and student pilot, Morris hoped to combine her aviation and medical interests in
