Qatar Airways has added a fifth Australian destination to its international network, with the inaugural flight to Canberra touching down on Monday morning. Flight QR906, operated by Boeing 777-300ER A7-BEP, arrived at Canberra at about 0930 on Monday, after a short one-hour hop from Sydney that included a fly-past of the city prior to landing.
The Airbus A350-1000 has touched down in Sydney as part of its 30,000nm demonstration tour across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The A350-1000, MSN065 F-WLXV, touched down in Sydney at around 1025 on Saturday evening. The aircraft is expected to be demonstrated to Qantas and Virgin Australia executives before departing for the next leg of its
This week’s Singapore Airshow has proven something of a showcase for the city-state’s capable Air Force. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is arguably South-East Asia’s most capable, well-equipped and best-trained air arm, with an order of battle that is not dissimilar to Australia’s in term’s of capabilities and numbers. These photos from Singaporean
Dassault Falcon Asia Pacific president Jean Michel Jacob says the Falcon 7X and 8X tri-jets have the flexibility to meet the Australian Government’s aircraft requirements as the clock ticks down to a decision following a long evaluation process for the replacement of its VIP fleet. Jacob said the pair of Falcon tri-jets offered operators the
The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDS SE) has ordered two modified Beechcraft King Air 350 cargo heavyweight aircraft as part of its fleet modernisation program. The order was announced by Textron Aviation at the Singapore Airshow on Wednesday. The pair of Beechcraft King Air 350s, to be fitted out in a high-density
Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth says the manufacturer is making progress on its study into developing an aircraft capable of meeting Qantas’s ultra long-haul objectives while at the same time having as broad an appeal as possible to other airline customers. Project Sunrise – the name is a nod to the
