Qantas says more than 40 regional councils have put their hands up to be the site of the airline group’s planned new pilot training academy. To be called the Qantas Group Pilot Academy, Qantas said in February it would invest $20 million to set up the school at an existing airfield in regional Australia in
Emirates Airline has posted a return to profit growth and says it is well placed for future success amid an improving global economy and lift in cargo demand. The Qantas alliance partner’s profit for the 12 months to March 31 2018 more than doubled to 2.8 billion Emirati dirham (A$1 billion), compared with 1.25 billion dirham
Australia will spend $50.1 million over the next four years to boost security at 64 regional airports. The funding commitment, which covers new and upgraded screening technologies and associated infrastructure, was outlined in the 2018/19 federal budget published on Tuesday night. The budget papers also showed a further $28.3 million would be spent over the
Blue skies, fair winds and moderate temperatures set the scene for the annual Wings Over Illawarra airshow on May 5-6. With the Roulettes roaring overhead to open the show, a fantastic crowd was treated to a diverse range of performances from civil and military aircraft alike. Across the ages from the Boeing Stearman through to
Brisbane-based training organisation Aviation Australia has launched two unmanned aircraft training programs, a remote pilot course and a maintenance training program. Later this month a partnership with Remote Aviation Australia is set to deliver a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) course. Those who successfully complete the Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot – Visual Line
Perth has welcomed the first scheduled Boeing 787-10 passenger service to Australia, with the arrival of Singapore Airlines flight SQ223 on Monday afternoon. Operated by 787-10 9V-SCA, SQ223 touched down at Perth a little after 1430 local time, at the end of its five-hour journey from Singapore. The aircraft was on the ground for about
