Safeskies Australia president emeritus George Alfred “Peter” Lloyd has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday awards with admission to the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), the nation’s highest civil honour. Lloyd was recognised “for eminent service to the aviation industry, particularly to the advancement of air safety in Australia, through leading roles with
Commemorative services were held at the Black Hawk Memorial in the Townsville Palmetum as well as in Canberra, Sydney and at Campbell Barracks, Perth on June 12 to mark the 20th anniversary of Army’s worst peacetime aviation disaster. On the evening of June 12 1996, a flight of six S-70A-9 Black Hawks from Army’s 5 Aviation
Virgin Australia looks set to have a second major investor from China on its share register after Air New Zealand announced plans to sell the bulk of its stake in the Australian carrier to diversified conglomerate Nanshan Group. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange and New Zealand’s NZX on Friday (the airline is
Qantas is boosting flights between Sydney and Queenstown this coming winter as skiers flock to the popular New Zealand tourist hotspot. The airline plans to operate an additional 13 return flights over July and August, with 11 of those to run on selected weekdays and two scheduled for Saturday August 6th and 13th. “Booking patterns
Members of Virgin Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program can now earn points and status credits for intra-Europe flights as a result of an expanded partnership with Italian flag carrier Alitalia. While Velocity does have an existing partnership with Germany’s airberlin, its six million members could only earn points, and not status credits, on airberlin operated and
Former Defence Minister Kim Beazley has joined the board of Lockheed Martin Australia. The company made the announcement of Beazley’s appointment in a statement on Thursday. Beazley, who was also Deputy Prime Minister and recently ended a seven-year stint as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, said he had a “deep respect for Lockheed Martin,
