New firefighters graduate
Airservices Australia has graduated 19 new rescue and firefighters at the organisation’s Melbourne training centre. Having completed their 11-week course the graduates will join 740 existing firefighters across the service, and will be deployed to stations at Melbourne, Hobart, Launceston, Sydney, Rockhampton, Adelaide and Darwin.
Domestic growth role for Qantas A330s
The arrival of Qantas’s latest Airbus A330-200, VH-EBV Kangaroo Island has provided the platform for the airline to announce that from May it will deploy A330s on all weekday flights between Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The move is in response to a growing business market, with Qantas domestic CEO Lyell Strambi saying the airline has
Air New Zealand reveals Middle Earth airliner
Air New Zealand has unveiled a Boeing 777-300ER featuring a promotional livery for the forthcoming The Hobbit movie trilogy. Tbe aircraft, which depicts characters from the soon to be released The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, also features elements of the airline’s new livery, including the white koru on black tail, and Air New Zealand titles featuring
Tiger turns five
Tiger Airways has celebrated its fifth anniversary of flying in Australia as the airline approaches another milestone – its 10 millionth passenger. To mark the anniversary, Tiger is giving away tickets and has cut lead-in fares on its 11 domestic routes, including a promotional fare of $34.95 between Sydney and Melbourne on sale between now
Victorian government to create national aviation hub
The Victorian state government is aiming to “aggressively” wrest back aviation business lost to other states in recent years through the creation of what it calls a ‘national aviation precinct’. Announcing the strategy, the government has signed an agreement with maintenance, repair and overhaul operator John Holland as a cornerstone partner to help attract new
First A319 with sharklets breaks cover
One month after Airbus’s first A321 fitted with wingtip ‘sharklets’ took to the skies, the first A319 to sport the fuel-saving devices has broken cover. Seen here is D-AVWC at Hamburg.
