Joyce rejects Brisbane third runway charging plans
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says airlines shouldn’t have to pay in advance for the construction of Brisbane Airport’s new parallel runway, which is not due to open until 2020. Joyce, speaking at an Australian Institute of Company Directors luncheon in Brisbane on Thursday, said “airlines are not very keen on paying for infrastructure that’s not
Hawker Beechcraft ends AIR 5428 exclusivity on T-6
Hawker Beechcraft’s debtors have successfully applied to United States Bankruptcy Court to overturn the company’s exclusivity arrangement with Raytheon Australia to offer the T-6 platform for AIR 5428. Court documents filed on August 22 state that Hawker Beechcraft’s debtors found the agreement was “unnecessary and burdensome to the Debtors’ ongoing business operations”. The court issued
Wreckage of Dragon UXG found
After a two day search, the wreckage of missing De Havilland DH.84 Dragon VH-UXG has been found in dense bushland this afternoon, Queensland Police have confirmed. The site, described by an AMSA spokesperson as a “high impact crash site”, was discovered at 2pm today 14km north of Borumba Dam. None of the six on board,
Key execs depart Air NZ as airline announces share buy back
Two key executives are departing Air New Zealand as the airline reshapes its management team ahead of the departure of CEO Rob Fyfe at the end of the year. Head of people and technical operations chief Vanessa Stoddart is leaving after 10 years with the airline, while Glen Sowry, general manager – operations is also
20th Eglin training F-35 delivered
Deliveries of the F-35 to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida have reached the 20 unit mark with the delivery of F-35B BF-15 on September 27. BF-15 is assigned to the 2nd Marine Air Wing’s VMFAT-501 squadron, within the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin, which will use the aircraft for pilot and maintainer training. The jet, the 14th
Thai takes first A380
Thai Airways has become the ninth airline to take delivery of the Airbus A380, with the carrier’s first of six on order handed over in a ceremony at Toulouse on September 27. Thai’s Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powered A380s are being delivered in a 507 seat configuration comprising 12 first class suites, 80 business class sleepers
