Aerolineas Argentinas to withdraw from BA-Sydney route
Citing weak demand and uneconomic operations caused by payload limitations, Aerolineas Argentinas will cease servicing the Buenos Aires-Sydney route from April. The move gives the remaining carriers in the South America run – oneworld alliance partners Qantas and LAN – an opportunity to consolidate their positions in the market. The withdrawal of Aerolineas Argentinas’ A340-200s
Expanding SA oil producer broadens commitment with RFDS partnership
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and Cooper Basin oil and gas producer Senex Energy have announced a significant partnership that will see the petroleum producer contribute $300,000 to RFDS Central Operations over the next three years. In an extension of existing arrangement, the two organisations will “share and enhance safety cultures within on-ground oil
Qantas welcomes Mendoowoorrji 737 in Sydney
The latest aircraft in Qantas’s Indigenous Flying Art series has arrived in Sydney. The 737-800’s livery, inspired by the work of late West Australian Aboriginal painter Paddy Bedford and named Mendoowoorrji, is the fourth aircraft in Qantas’ flying art series, all of which have been in partnership with Australian designers Balarinji. The artwork on the
New corporate jet terminal for Queenstown
A new corporate jet terminal will open in Queenstown early 2014. Auckland-based Air Center One and Capital Jet Services of Wellington have entered a joint venture to develop a fixed base operation (FBO) adjacent to the main terminal building. The Queenstown Corporate Jet Services facility, expected to be operational by March 2014, addresses the increasing
Boeing, Kongsberg conduct Super Hornet-JSM fit test
Boeing and Kongsberg Defence Systems have completed a check of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) fitted to an F/A-18F Super Hornet to ensure that the weapon is compatible with the aircraft’s external pylons. The test brings the JSM one step closer to achieving Super Hornet compatibility, Boeing said in a statement. The JSM, which is
Saudi Arabian ATC students graduate in New Zealand
Thirty students from the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia (GACA), have graduated from their two-year studies at Airways’ air traffic controller training college in New Zealand. The students were selected through the Airways Sure Select program and spent one year in Auckland studying Aviation English, and one year at the Airways training
