Pacific Sun becomes Fiji Link
Fiji Airways regional subsidiary Pacific Sun has been formally renamed and relaunched as Fiji Link in a ceremony on June 6. The ceremony coincided with the arrival in Suva of the airline’s first of two new ATR 72-600s. “As we announced last November, the new brand for Pacific Sun will be an extension of the
Aircalin starts services to Melbourne
New Caledonia’s Aircalin has become the 25th international airline to operate to Melbourne when it commenced services from Noumea on June 6. Victorian Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Louise Asher announced the services will initially operate twice a week, but will increase to three times a week from October. “This new market will
Embraer delivers 500th Phenom
Embraer Executive Jets has celebrated the delivery of the 500th Phenom family jet. The delivery, made just five-and-a-half years after the entry into service of the first aircraft in 2009, was of a Phenom 300 to Prime Fraction Club, a fractional ownership company in Brazil. “The delivery of 500 Phenom jets in just over five
17 year old to fly around Australia for RFDS
A 17 year old Queensland pilot will fly around Australia solo this month to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and to motivate the youth of Australia to identify and actively contribute to their communities. Alex Fisher, a Year 12 student and member of the Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC), City of Redlands
Exercise Bersama Shield wraps up
An exercise designed to strengthen the ties between the Five Power Defence Agreement (FPDA) nations of Australia, the UK, Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand has wrapped up in and around the Malay Peninsula. The exercise involved ships, submarines, and 53 aircraft from the five nations which flew 750 missions, including two RAAF AP-3C Orions, an
New WA Sales manager for Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines has appointed Ms Yen Kho to the position of Sales Manager West Australia, effective June 3. Ms Kho holds an Economics degree from the University of Western Australia and has previously held a number of roles in the travel industry over the past 10 years, and replaces Jacki D’Antonio who has moved to
