Qantas/Emirates start selling joint services
Qantas and Emirates have announced to their respective customers they can start booking on the joint network for travel from March 31. Qantas International CEO Simon Hickey said: “No airline can fly everywhere but the combined Qantas and Emirates network means our customers can fly to a wide range of destinations and earn frequent flyer
On time – most of the time
Australia’s airlines averaged on-time performance of 80.4 per cent for departures and 77.9 per cent for arrivals during December 2012. According to the statistics compiled and released by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE), the long-term average on-time performance for all routes since reporting began in 2003 is 83.9 per cent for
Who said Sydney doesn’t have a second airport?
Passengers aboard a late evening flight from Moree to Sydney found themselves arriving at Bankstown on January 18. The diversion occurred after the aircraft departed late from Moree and was unable to perform an over-water landing in Sydney after the curfew because tail-winds were too strong. One of the passengers onboard contacted Australian Aviation to say: “In 25
Sikorsky, Boeing team on Joint Multi-Role program
Sikorsky and Boeing have teamed to develop a joint proposal for the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate’s requirement for the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) technology demonstrator program. The JMR TD will inform the US DoD’s Future Vertical Lift program to acquire over 4,000 new generation medium lift rotorcraft for all five US services. With the
Airports report solid gains in 2012
Major airports experienced solid passenger growth during 2012 on the back of increasing demand in the resources sector and improved international traffic. Melbourne Airport achieved five per cent growth to reach a total of 29,297,387 passengers. The airport’s CEO, Chris Woodruff, attributed the increase to sustained growth in international markets including China, Hong Kong, New
Cirrus increases SR-Series payload
Cirrus Aircraft, manufacturer of the popular SR22 and SR22T sports aircraft, has substantially increased the aircrafts’ certified gross weight to 1,633kg. The change allows greater operational flexibility, extra payload capacity and fuel capacity. Now standard for 2013 models, known as Generation 5 aircraft, the payload enhancement offers a range of 700 nautical miles. Executive vice
