Lockheed Martin has filed a request with the US FAA for a type design update for the Model L-382J, a civil-certified version of the C-130J-30 Super Hercules. The aircraft, which will be marketed as the LM-100J will be a radical improvement over the commercial L-100 model which was built from 1964 to 1992, but utilising
Etihad Airways has confirmed it is conducting due diligence on a possible investment in Italy’s Alitalia. In a February 2 joint statement, the two airlines confirmed they are in the final stages of the process and a determination on a common strategy would be made in the next month. The Italian carrier has struggled in
Virgin Australia has announced it will add an additional four flights per week between Bundaberg and Brisbane and an extra eight flights per week between Moranbah and Brisbane. An airline statement says the new services will be operated by 68-seat ATR-72 turboprops. The new services come after a period of several months where the airline
Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Vincent Frascogna as Manager Western Australia. Mr Frascogna will be based in Perth, and the appointment comes as the airline prepares to commence services to Perth in July. He was previously based at Etihad’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi where he was Head of Commercial Development.
The Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) has announced that it has received approval from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as an approved flight training organisation to conduct integrated airline transport pilot licence (ATPL) training for UAE-based airlines. The AAPA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regional Express (Rex) and is located
Rex subsidiary Air Link has been granted interim approval to service Cobar and Mudgee from Sydney until March 21, but has decided not to operate those services because of what it says has been a “much-delayed approval” process. Rex says it is still assessing whether the route is viable, and claimed Transport NSW’s drawn out
