Airservices is reminding pilots 179 ground-based navigation aids will be progressively switched off from 0400 Thursday. The decommissioning, which also affects associated non-precision approach procedures, is prescribed in Civil Aviation Order 20.18 and comes after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) mandated the use of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) as the primary needs of navigation
Virgin Australia’s ATR 72-500/600 turboprop fleet of 14 aircraft will carry a protective exterior coating from Permagard Australia. The work to clean, prepare and apply the clear polymer seal to the aircraft exterior takes two days per frame and is being conducted at Virgin’s Brisbane engineering facility, Permagard said in a statement. The contract to work
Qantas has boosted its frequent flyer offering for travellers to North America with an expanded partnership with Canadian airline Westjet. Under the new arrangement, announced on Wednesday, members of Qantas’s frequent flyer program can earn points when travelling on any Westjet flight from May 25 onwards. Members of the Qantas program can also redeem points
Airbus Helicopters will provide a fleet of H135s and H145s helicopters to the United Kingdom’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) after being selected by Ascent, the UK’s Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) appointed training partner, as the preferred provider for the £500 million, 17-year contract. Starting in April 2018, the new contract will provide 28,000 hours
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the RAAF has made its first flight, completing the short hop from Renton, where it was built, to Boeing Field where its mission systems equipment is being installed, on May 6. The aircraft, wearing 11 Squadron RAAF markings and the temporary US registration N940DS, took off from Renton at
The Royal Australian Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft System Unit completed the first-of-class flight trial for the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system in late March, Navy Daily has reported. The trial was conducted aboard amphibious Landing Ship Dock HMAS Choules with the aim of assessing all facets of unmanned aircraft operations in an embarked setting. ScanEagle detachment
