The first of eight Qantas Airbus A380s being repainted in the airline’s new livery by Emirates Engineering has arrived back in Australia. Operating as QF6012, the Qantas A380 VH-OQF landed in Sydney a little after 0700 on Wednesday morning, following its 14-hour journey from Dubai. The aircraft had been in Dubai since Saturday, March 24,
Air services provider dnata has agreed to purchase Qantas’s catering businesses for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, announced on Wednesday, involved Qantas selling its Q Catering (based in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) and frozen food maker Snap Fresh (based at Logan City in Queensland) to the Emirates Group-subsidiary dnata. Qantas Domestic chief executive Andrew
The RAAF has formally accepted three more F-35As from Lockheed Martin at the Integrated Training Centre at Luke AFB in Arizona. After rolling out and taking flight for the first time in December and January, F-35As A35-003, 004 and 005 were accepted into the ITC in early March. The new aircraft are the first JSF
New Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack says he is considering proposed changes to the Civil Aviation Act put forward by Dick Smith. McCormack told The Australian on Monday he had met with Smith regarding changes to general aviation regulations. “While I understand Mr Smith’s passion on this matter, my job is
Embraer has officially delivered its first E190-E2 to launch customer Wideroe. The ceremony took place at Embraer’s São José dos Campo headquarters in Brazil on April 4 and was attended by hundreds of representatives from the manufacturer, the Norway-based airline, suppliers and invited guests. The aircraft, PR-EFL, was expected to be ferried to Norway shortly
Embraer has officially delivered its first E190-E2 to launch customer Wideroe. The ceremony took place at Embraer’s São José dos Campo headquarters in Brazil on April 4 and was attended by hundreds of representatives from the manufacturer, the Norway-based airline, suppliers and invited guests. The aircraft, PR-EFL, was expected to be ferried to Norway shortly
