Iraq Beechcraft AT-6C order approved
The US State department has approved the sale of 24 Beechcraft AT-6C Texan II light attack aircraft to Iraq. The sale, valued at US$790m (A$841m) includes the aircraft as well as a package of two spare P&WC PT-6A-68 engines, ALE-47 Counter-Measure Dispensing Systems, AAR-47 Missile Launch Detection Systems, spare and repair parts, maintenance and support
Qantas will offer its Boeing 767 and 747 pilots voluntary redundancy as the airline retires older aircraft from its fleet. The Australian and International Pilots Association, which represents Qantas pilots, says it will seek a “fair and reasonable” redundancy package for those affected. “AIPA is now negotiating with the company to ensure the voluntary redundancies
Hobart Airport runway extension gets funded
Hobart Airport has been allocated $38 million over the next three years to extend its runway. The project will receive $5.5 million in 2014-15, $26.1 million in 2015-16 and $6.4 million in 2016-17, the federal government’s budget papers released on Tuesday showed. Deputy prime minister Warren Truss said the 500-metre runway extension would create
Australia is expected to spend $90 million on the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is forecast to spend $60 million on the search for the Boeing 777-200 aircraft over this year and next, the federal budget papers handed down on Tuesday night show. The ATSB was expected
Airbus’s first aircraft, the A300, is still going strong 40 years after entering service. Air France placed the first A300B into commercial service four decades ago on May 12 1974. Airbus would go on to build some 878 A300s – the world’s first widebody twin airliner – through until mid-2007, and says more than 400 of
Regional Express’s (Rex) pilot cadet program has been recognised with a workplace development award. The airline took out the innovation and excellence in workforce development gong at the recent Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) annual awards. It was a double celebration for Rex, with one of its pilots Carl Riseley named TLISC trainee
