Aircraft sales agents Nextant Pacific and Utility Air have opened a new office in Sydney. The two companies said the new sales office would help improve the level of support they provided to their customers and original equipment manufacturers. Nextant Pacific is the local sales agent for Nextant Aerospace in South East Asia, Australia and
Sydney Airport has been given four months to decide if it wishes to build and operate the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek. The federal government on Tuesday issued Sydney Airport with a Notice of Intention (NOI), effectively a sales contract, that outlines the formal contractual terms for the project. When the Commonwealth sold Sydney Airport
Six Chinese carriers that fly to Australia plan to work together to boost the number of tourists travelling between the two countries. On Tuesday, Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Xiamen Air signed a memorandum of understanding at the launch of the China-Australia Year of Tourism 2017 program of events
Australia’s competition regulator has knocked back Virgin Australia/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) and Alliance Airlines’ proposal to work together in the charter market on joint tendering for corporate fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) contracts, arguing the tie-up would reduce the number of players in the market. In a draft determination published on Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer
The Australian War Memorial is displaying a fully-restored Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudson bomber at Canberra Airport as part of efforts to raise awareness about the institution. Hudson A16-105 made its first flight in 1938 and has been restored to its wartime configuration of December 1942. Acquired by the AWM in 2001, A16-105’s subsequent restoration took four years to
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is adding extra flights to its already-hefty Australian schedule in 2017, with Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney set to receive more services. Melbourne will increase to 31 flights a week from July 17 2017, from 28 currently, with a fifth daily service to operate on Monday, Friday and Saturday with Airbus A330-300s as a
