Air NZ’s Smaug alights in LAX
Air New Zealand’s Smaug dragon adorned 777-300ER has touched town in Los Angeles ahead of the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the New Zealand-made film that the airline’s latest special livery aircraft promotes. The 777, ZK-OKO, is the second in the Air New Zealand fleet to wear Hobbit theme decals, after ZK-OKP
Garuda prepares ATR 72 for service entry
Garuda Indonesia was due to place its first ATR 72-600 into service on Tuesday, a day after the aircraft presented to guests and media during a flight to various destinations across Indonesia to which the aircraft will operate to. The airline has 25 ATR 72-600s on order, and initially plans to operate them on flights from
MRH 90 in Philippines on first embarked deployment
An MRH 90 embarked on HMAS Tobruk is helping with disaster relief assistance in the Philippines as part of the ADF’s Operation Philippines Assist. The Tobruk arrived in Ormoc on the morning of November 26 carrying a Recovery Support Force, LCM8 landing craft and Navy 808SQN MRH 90 A40-017. The Recovery Support Force has been
US Navy declares P-8 IOC
The US Navy has declared IOC – Initial Operating Capability – for Boeing’s P-8 Poseidon, clearing the martime patrol and reconassiance aircraft for operational service. The milestone follows the first operational P-8 squadron, VP-16, recently completing its Operational Readiness Evaluation with the type. IOC means the aircraft can now be used for operational missions “With the
AA’s Frawley aviation journalist of the year
Australian Aviation‘s managing editor & publisher Gerard Frawley was announced as Aviation Journalist of the Year for 2013 at the National Aviation Press Club’s award ceremony in Sydney on Friday night. Frawley’s award capped off a big night for Australian Aviation. He also won Aviation Feature Article of the Year for his ‘Seismic Shift’ story
Qantas has significantly bolstered its reach into the burgeoning China market with the signing of a codesharing agreement with that country’s largest and fastest growing airline, China Southern, with whom it has also flagged further cooperation. The deal will see Qantas codeshare on China Southern flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Guangzhou, and
