No it’s not an illusion – rare Il-76 visits Perth
An example of the very rare Ilyushin Il-76MF has made a visit to Australia, with JY-JID ‘361’ operated by Jordan International Air Cargo visiting Perth and Melbourne this week. The freighter arrived from Colombo, Sri Lanka as flight ‘RJZ361’ on October 25 before later departing to Melbourne. The Il-76MF is a stretched and re-engined (with Aviadvigatel PS-90As) development of the
First AMRAAM weapons release for F-35A
The CTOL F-35A variant of the Joint Strike Fighter has completed its first weapons release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. F-35A AF-1 flown by Maj Matthew Phillips jettisoned the instrumented AIM-120 over the China Lake test range from an internal weapons bay on October 19. It was the second in-flight weapons release in three days for
Shell launches bizjet refuelling service
Shell has launched its VIP JET dedicated refuelling service for fixed and rotary wing corporate and business aircraft customers at Sydney, Brisbane and Perth Airports, aimed at reducing turnaound times. Pilots and flight operations departments can phone the VIP JET service 30 minutes prior to landing to ensure their aircraft is met on the tarmac
Canberra LHD hull arrives
The hull of the future HMAS Canberra LHD amphibious ship arrived in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay on October 17, completing a nine week, 13,000nm voyage from Spain. LHD 01’s hull, built in Ferrol, Spain by Navantia, was transported to Australia by the heavylift ship the Blue Marlin, and will now be unloaded and moved by
Alliance flags more aircraft
Resource charter FIFO operator Alliance Airlines has used its annual general meeting to flag plans to continue expanding its aircraft fleet. “Despite the current economic environment your company continues to experience growth and this will result in the need to acquire further aircraft,” chairman Steve Padgett said. “The Board are continuing to review appropriate funding
Virgin enlists Apple, major retailers to frequent flyer scheme
Members of Virgin Australia’s Veloctity Frequent Flyer scheme can now earn points through the online shopping sites of Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Top Shop and iTunes Australia, significantly bolstering the attractiveness of the scheme as Virgin works to wrest loyal frequent flyers off Qantas. All five retailers can be accessed via the Velocity Global
