Sydney Airport has announced it has been Airport Carbon Accredited by Airports Council International (ACI) under its carbon standard for airports. In order to achieve certification at Level 1 (Mapping) of Airport Carbon Accreditation, the airport had to map sources of CO2 emissions on the airport site and then have its specific carbon footprint independently
JORN upgrade achieves FOC
An upgrade to the ADF’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) has achieved a final operational capability (FOC), Defence Minister David Johnston has announced. Senator Johnston said the successful delivery of Project JP 2025 Phase 5 has improved JORN’s over-the-horizon-radar performance and its integration with the wider Defence command and control and intelligence networks. “The
A re-analysis of raw data from satellite communications provider Inmarsat has confirmed the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean after running out of fuel. The analysis of 45 pages of raw data which details ‘handshake’ communications logs between the aircraft and the Inmarsat satellite which is in geosynchronous orbit
Qantas says it will close its call centres in Brisbane and Melbourne in a bid to cut costs, with up to 450 people set to lose their jobs. The airline says it will consolidate its call centre operations in Hobart and offer all affected employees the option of relocating to the Tasmanian capital. There are
Asiana becomes 11th A380 operator
Asiana Airlines has become the 11th operator to take delivery of the Airbus A380. The South Korean airline’s first of six A380s was handed over in a ceremony at Airbus’s Toulouse facility on May 26. Asiana’s A380s are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900s and are being fitted with a three-class, 495-seat layout. The airline plans
Jetstar Airbus A320 VH-VGF is pictured here flying into Melbourne on Friday evening wearing a special all-over orange colour scheme with the titles ‘Low Fares Forever’ along the right hand side of the fuselage and ‘#jetstargeneration’ on the left side. The A320 flew into Melbourne from Seletar, Singapore, where it was repainted ahead of Jetstar’s
