A new safety message encouraging helicopter pilots to find a safe place to land when they encounter an abnormal situation while in flight has been launched at the Rotortech conference on the Sunshine Coast on Thursday. The joint initiative from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Australian
Embarking on a new helicopter service into the Timor Sea oil and gas fields at the height of the tropical wet season, with new aircraft operating from a new base, is not ideal. But, despite heavy rains, strong winds and the threat of cyclones, the initial performance of its five-year contract with petroleum giant ConocoPhillips
Qantas has reinstated a codeshare agreement with Air France for flights between Australia and France via Asia that was dropped six years ago when it forged a global alliance with Emirates. Under the new agreement, Qantas will add its QF airline code on Air France’s daily nonstop flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Hong
Australia plans to build a paved runway on Antarctica, which would allow for better access to the continent during the winter months. The proposed runway would be located near the Davis Research Station, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Minister for Energy and the Environment Josh Frydenberg said in a joint statement. “Access to
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) will join an already crowded field offering a one-stop product on the Kangaroo Route between Australia and Europe when it begins nonstop Bandar Seri Begawan-London Heathrow service with Boeing 787-8s from the end of October. Currently, RB serves the United Kingdom capital as part of a Bandar Seri Begawan-Dubai-London Heathrow routing.
Australia plans to build a paved runway on Antarctica, which would allow for better access to the continent during the winter months. The proposed runway would be located near the Davis Research Station, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Minister for Energy and the Environment Josh Frydenberg said in a joint statement. “Access to
