Virgin Australia says passengers will soon be able to watch television programs, movies or read e-books from the moment they board their flight until the aircraft arrives at the gate. In a statement released late on Friday afternoon, Virgin Australia said it had applied to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for an exemption to existing
Regional airline Airnorth has boosted its pilot ranks and changed its rostering practices following an unintentional navigation error during a flight in January 2013, the aviation safety investigator says. An Australian Transport Safety Board report found two pilots flying an Airnorth Embraer E170 on January 10 2013 from Darwin to the McArthur River Mine in
Qantas revamps flight schedules to USA
Qantas has revamped its schedule to the United States and will now offer passengers heading across the Pacific from Sydney the choice of morning, afternoon and early evening flights as well as new three-times-weekly evening services from Melbourne from early 2015. As part of the changes announced on Friday, Melbourne will have 10 flights a week to
Emptier flights across Australian skies in June
Australia’s domestic carriers flew emptier aircraft in June as economic conditions and recent capacity increases continue to affect demand for air travel, although analysts say the clouds may slowly be lifting. Load factors on domestic flights fell more than two percentage points in June, to 73.2 per cent from 75.4 per cent in the prior corresponding
First RNZAF T-6Cs touch down
The first two Beechcraft T-6C Texan II trainers for the Royal New Zealand Air Force touched down at Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland this week at the end of their 20 stop delivery flight from Wichita, Kansas. The two aircraft will be formally handed over to the RNZAF in October after intial pilot and maintenance training
Defence Force Chief to speak at RAAA Convention
Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin and the chair of the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review David Forsyth will headline this year’s Regional Aviation Association of Australia national convention in October. Other speakers at the annual event, to be held from Wednesday October 8 to Friday October 10 in the NSW Hunter Valley, include Australian Transport Safety
