Towards Sydney’s next generation airport
After decades of debate it looks possible a decision may be forthcoming on a second airport for Sydney. In what promises to be a lively debate on the subject, the next Royal Aeronautical Society Sydney Branch is holding a panel discussion to consider the factors driving the decision, planning considerations and the technologies needed to
Virgin adds flights to Bali
Virgin Australia has announced an extra six flights a week to Denpasar from Australia’s east coast. From December 19, the airline will add an extra weekly service from Brisbane, two extra services from Sydney and a further three weekly services from Melbourne. The additional flights will be timed to complement existing services and will add more
Auckland-Perth first Air NZ 787 route
Auckland-Perth will be Air New Zealand’s first 787-9 route when the aircraft enter services next October, CEO Christopher Luxon announced at the opening of the airline’s Customer Innovation and Collaboration Centre in Auckland on Thursday, where he also revealed details of the airline’s 787-9 interior. Passengers travelling from Auckland to Perth on the October 14
November 2013 register listing
NEW ALLOCATIONS APS/5 Kavanagh E 120 E120 467 18/9/13 Kavanagh Balloons Australia, PO Box 53 Mount Kuring Gai NSW 2080 ARZ/5 GippsAero GA8 Airvan GA8 13 196 25/9/13 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 BBM/5 Beech F33A Bonanza CE 822 3/9/13 Selohesra Aviation, 49 Mollison St Kyneton Vic 3444 N20412 CAW/3 Cirrus SR22T G5
TAE moves Masling to Adelaide
TAE is consolidating its Masling Industries engine fuel control and electrical component maintenance operation from Cootamundra in country NSW to its Adelaide Airport facilities. TAE said in a statement that: “The services currently provided by Masling Industries will be integrated with TAE’s existing avionics and electrical component maintenance business in Adelaide and will be repositioned
CASA clears Jetstar 787 ops for takeoff
CASA has granted Jetstar approval to add the 787 to its AOC, clearing the aircraft to begin passenger services with the airline. The approval follows training two CASA flying operations inspectors and two airworthiness inspectors on the 787, a review of safety issues related to the introduction into service of the new type, a demonstration
