A CASA-led taskforce has cautioned that the lack of use of ADS-B in the rapidly-growing Western Australia aviation sector could see the imposition of restrictive measures if aircraft operators do not accelerate the fitment of ADS-B avionics. The taskforce, established by CASA in 2011 comprising the Department of Infrastructure, Airservices and Defence to conduct a
Airvan in Vegas
Vegas 500 Air Tours has taken delivery of a G8 Airvan for use on its scenic air tours of the Grand Canyon. The company said the Airvan was ideal given its high wing configuration and large windows, which it said makes the aircraft “the ideal viewing platform”. The Airvan joins a Cessna Caravan for regular
Malaysian returns to Darwin
Malaysia Airlines is to reintroduce flights between Darwin and Kuala Lumpur from November 1 after nearly 10 years’ absence from the market. Five flights a week will be operated using a two-class 737-800 each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Malaysian’s return comes amid a surge of airlines making their way back to the Northern Territory,
Navy commissions 808SQN and MRH 90 helicopter
The Royal Australian Navy and Army have inducted the MRH 90 Taipan multi-role at a commissioning ceremony at HMAS Albatross near Nowra, NSW. The ceremony also marked the formal induction of 808 Squadron to operate the new aircraft. The milestone represents the culmination of three years’ of training, testing, development and trials to bring the
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have welcomed the ACCC’s draft determination to conditionally reauthorise the airlines’ trans-Tasman alliance for a further three years, albeit two years short of the period sought by the two airlines. Under the alliance, which has been in effect for two years, Virgin and Air New Zealand operate a broad
Singapore Airlines’ US$150 million upgrade of cabin and inflight entertainment products aims to bring the the airline to the forefront once again of inflight products. The new seating, cabin environments and inflight entertainment systems will be launched on new-delivery 777-300ERs on selected flights between Singapore and London from September. The new seats and KrisWorld inflight
