Rex calls for new NSW route interest
Regional Express has called for expressions of interest from regional NSW centres for regular public transport (RPT) air services to and from Sydney. The call comes in the wake of the collapse of Brindabella Airlines late last year and Rex subsequently recruiting 14 of Brindabella’s pilots. The airline says it has a “window of opportunity”
King Air turns 50
The Beechcraft Corporation has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its venerable King Air turboprop. The first flight was conducted on January 20 1964 by a Model 90, and that event was commemorated in 2014 by a three-ship pass of three current model King Airs – a C90GTx, a 250, and a
Orders fall but deliveries up for Bombardier
Bombardier Aerospace has announced its orders and delivery tallies for its commercial and business aircraft production lines for the 2013 calendar year. The company’s business aircraft lines delivered a total of 180 aircraft in 2013, an increase of just one aircraft over 2012, comprising 29 Learjets, 89 Challengers, and 62 Global series aircraft. Net orders
Defence confirms Boeing as preferred HATS tenderer
Following on from our story of January 13, Defence has confirmed that a Boeing Defence Australia led team has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the ADF’s AIR 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project. In a written statement to Australian Aviation’s sister publication, DIAR by ADBR, a Defence spokesman said “This
Another pax record for Newcastle
Newcastle Airport has announced 1,198,312 passengers used its facilities in 2013, an increase of 16,683 passengers or 1.4 per cent over the previous year. The airport attributes the growth to increased services from Jetstar to the Gold Coast, as well as additional services from Virgin Australia to and from Brisbane. But these were partially offset
First S-76D delivered to Bristow
Sikorsky has announced it delivered the first fully-configured S-76D to the Bristow Group in late 2013. The new helicopter is the first of 26 S-76Ds Bristow has on order for offshore support missions. The S-76D features new P&WC PW210S engines, the Thales TopDeck integrated avionics system and four-axis autopilot, a health and usage monitoring system
