Study finds more movements at Perth possible
Nearly 100 more air traffic movements a day could be extracted from Perth Airport’s current runway configuration by reducing arrival separation and reducing runway occupancy time, a study on the airport’s airspace issues by UK air navigation service provider NATS has found. Airservices commissioned the study on capacity at Perth Airport as mounting congestion and
Qantas announces debt buy-back
The board of Qantas has approved the repayment of $650 million in debt six months ahead of schedule and the buy-back of approximately four per cent of the company’s issued shares to the value of up to $100 million. The transactions begin this month. Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford said the Qantas group is well positioned in
A35 for RAAF F-35s
Defence has confirmed that the serial prefix ‘A35’ has been assigned to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning when it enters RAAF service from 2014. “The serial number blocks assigned to the F-35 are A35-001 and following, with the final number to be determined by future government acquisition decisions,” a Department of Defence spokesperson has confirmed
Thailand / Australia sign new capacity MoU
The governments of Thailand and Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) allowing more flights between the countries. Airlines of the respective countries can now each operate up to 20,000 seats a week to and from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. Regional airports will also gain benefit from the MoU with Thai carriers given
More Lakotas for US Army
The US Army has awarded an US$181.8 million contract option for 34 additional UH-27A Lakota helicopters to EADS North America. The order would bring to 312 the total ordered so far for the Army, which is looking to procure a total of 347 through to 2016. A total of 243 have so far been delivered.
Movember chopper
Australian Helicopters has painted its fleet with moustaches in support of Movember. The company, which operates from eight bases across Australia providing mission critical services, last year raised $10,000 in support of men’s health issues, a figure it hopes to exceed this year as well as helping to give profile to the cause. Australian Helicopters’
