Parafield Airport announces Youth Flying Scholarship
Parafield Airport is again offering a Youth Flying Scholarship in 2014 for one person from the local northern Adelaide region wanting to train to become a commercial pilot. The scholarship, which is valued at $60,000 and covers all tuition fees and uniforms, is open to anyone aged between 18 and 25 who is active or
Air New Zealand adds more capacity to Hawaii, Pacific Islands, returns to Bali
Air New Zealand is will meet growing demand for seasonal travel from New Zealand to favoured holiday destinations, with the airline announcing it will increase capacity on its Auckland to Honolulu service, on Pacific Island routes and operate a third season of its Auckland to Bali service. Four flights a week between Auckland and Honolulu
First RAAF F-35 takes shape
The first F-35 for Australia, AU-1, has entered Lockheed Martin’s final assembly line, with the aircraft now undergoing the mate process where its fuselage and wings are joined. After mate AU-1 will make its way down the Fort Worth assembly line and roll out of the factory for handover to the RAAF in 2014. Australia
Jetstar’s first 787 touches down
Jetstar’s first 787 has touched down in Melbourne this afternoon at the end of its delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett factory. The 787-8, registered VH-VKA and operating as flight JQ7878, touched down at Melbourne Airport at 1:13pm, ending an eight year gestation for the Qantas Group, which had first ordered the 787 in 2008. Onboard
RSAF celebrates 20 years of flying training at RAAF Pearce
The RAAF and Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) have marked 20 years of Singapore flying training at RAAF Base Pearce. To celebrate the anniversary, the RSAF and RAAF undertook a combined flypast over Perth on September 27, with the chiefs of the Australian and Singapore air forces, Air Marshal Geoff Brown and Major General Hoo
On the day Jetstar delivered its first 787 to its home base in Melbourne, Qantas and the Victorian government announced a $12 million agreement to promote Victoria as a holiday destination internationally and within Australia. The joint three-year marketing agreement will target visitors from the United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, New
