Pilatus marks training aircraft flying hours milestone
Pilatus has announced that its fleet of military training aircraft recently achieved a major milestone by racking up more than three million flying hours, as the company seeks to secure Australia’s pilot training system competition. “Whether it is the PC-6 of the Snowy Mountains Authority, the PC-12 that allows the Royal Flying Doctor Service to
RAAF conducts first Iraq airstrikes
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Task Group that is operating in the Middle East has attacked its first target during a mission in Iraq. In a brief initial statement released on Thursday, Defence confirmed that an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter had dropped two bombs on “an ISIL facility”. Defence added: “All aircraft
Etihad launches new airline partnership
Virgin Australia is conspicuous for its absence from the list airline members in Etihad Airways’ new ‘Etihad Airways Partners’ airline alliance arrangement. Etihad Airways Partners brings together Etihad plus five of the partner airlines in which it holds equity stakes in – airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Jet Airways and Swiss-based Darwin Airline (which operates as Etihad
Scoot names ex-Virgin veteran as new Australian boss
Low-cost carrier Scoot has appointed a former Virgin Australia veteran as its new Australian boss. Dennis Basham will oversee the Singapore Airlines-owned airline’s operations Down Under as general manager for Australia, the airline announced on Tuesday. He takes his seat as Scoot prepares to launch Boeing 787 flights on New Year’s Day 2015, with Hong
Virgin’s newest A330 enters revenue service
Virgin Australia’s newest Airbus A330-200 has entered revenue service, joining the carrier’s five other Airbus widebodies flying between Perth and Australia’s east coast capitals. The first commercial flight of VH-XFJ took off from Melbourne as VA693 at 1837 local time on Tuesday October 7, landing in Perth three hours and 59 minutes later, according to
Qantas to unveil retro livery on 75th 737-800
Qantas is to mark 70 years of the flying kangaroo by unveiling its first “retro” aircraft livery, which will feature on a Boeing 737-800 due to be delivered next month. The 737-800, due to arrive in Australia on November 19, will be the 75th to join the Qantas fleet, and its painting in an as yet
