Australian domestic economy airfares edged marginally higher in June while business class tickets were a touch lower, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) measure of domestic business class airfares was at 95.1 index points in June, down marginally from 95.3 points a year earlier. Meanwhile, the restricted economy index
Australia’s High Court has handed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) a victory in its long-running case against a number of airlines on price fixing on certain air freight charges. In a judgement handed down on Wednesday, the High Court unanimously dismissed two appeals from a decision of the full court of the Federal
Airbus Group Australia Pacific has placed 35 additional maintenance personnel in Townsville to support the Army’s operation of the MRH 90 trooplift helicopter. “Availability is the challenge for MRH 90 and we at our expense have placed 35 additional people into Townsville at the start of this year to improve the availability,” Airbus Group Australia Pacific managing
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has been named a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest civil honour, in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list. Joyce, Qantas CEO since 2008, was recognised for his: “eminent service to the aviation transport industry, to the development of the national and international tourism sectors, to gender equity, inclusion and
Bell Helicopter announced on June 8 its 505 Jet Ranger X has been certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). FAA certification comes six months after the five-seat light single helicopter obtained Transport Canada certification in December 2016, at which point the manufacturer indicated that US certification was imminent. However, Bell said there was no particular
An RAAF P-8A Poseidon has completed the maritime surveillance aircraft’s first overseas deployment in Australian service. P-8A A47-001 has returned from a deployment to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base (RMAF) Butterworth as part of Operation Gateway which saw the aircraft fly routine maritime surveillance observing merchant and naval shipping in the North Indian Ocean and South China Sea. “Maritime surveillance in
