Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says Australia’s domestic carriers have shown “discipline” in response to a sluggish economy amid pre-election worries and ongoing weakness in the resources sector. Over the past month, both Qantas and its domestic rival Virgin Australia have put the brakes on domestic growth in an effort to deal with the weaker-than-expected
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker says Perth is the likely next Australian destination to receive the Airbus A350-900. Although Al Baker declined to say when Qatar’s Perth-Doha service – currently served with Boeing 777-300ERs – would switch to the A350, he noted late deliveries of the new Airbus widebody had pushed back some route changes in the
The call on the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to support an Air Task Group deployment to the Middle East over the financial years 2015-16 to 2016-17 is having a major impact on forecast flying hours set by Defence for normal operations, the Defence Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) for 2016-17 show. While C-17 Globemaster transports in
Cobham Aviation Services says it brought in extra checks in response to a 2014 engine fire on one of its Avro RJ100s. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has handed down its report on the incident, which took place on April 29 2014 when the No.2 engine on VH-NJI sustained a mechanical failure shortly after
Australia’s civil defence and civil security will be the subject of a new conference to be held in Melbourne at the end of May. The event, called CIVSEC 2016, is being organised by the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Foundation of Australia (AMDA), which is also behind the Avalon Airshow, Pacific Maritime Exposition and Land Forces. AMDA
Western Sydney Airport has been allocated $26 million over the next two years to study design options for a train station and rail links at the proposed airport. The funding commitment, which also included $89 million for “critical preparatory activities” at the Badgerys Creek site, was outlined in the 2016/17 federal budget published on Tuesday
