Canberra Airport says the design of its international departures and arrivals hall will offer lounge-like facilities for every passenger. The airport on Wednesday released some artist’s impressions of the new $18 million facility, which consists of a 2,750 square metre departure lounge and 2,400 square metre arrival hall capable of handling one million passengers a
Virgin Australia has added V8 Supercars to its stable of major sporting sponsorships alongside the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Basketball League (NBL). The airline said on Wednesday it has signed on as the naming rights sponsor for the V8 Supercars championship for the next five years. The partnership includes flying the 11 racing
Airbus’s newest final assembly line has delivered its first aircraft, with US carrier Jetblue accepting an A321 –named BluesMobile – from the manufacturer’s new Mobile, Alabama facility on Monday. Mobile is one of four Airbus final assembly lines alongside Toulouse, Hamburg and Tianjin, China. The facility is expected to reach a delivery rate of four A320 Family
Quickstep Holdings says deliveries of vertical tail components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project are expected to begin by the end of June. The Australian manufacturer says the qualification process for the vertical tail fairings components, vertical tail spars and vertical tail skins have been approved. “Following completion of qualification for vertical tail fairings
Sydney would be best served with having the proposed Badgerys Creek airport operate 24 hours without any restrictions, the union representing Qantas pilots says. On Thursday, Opposition leader Bill Shorten, shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen and transport spokesperson Anthony Albanese proposed a “no-fly zone” over the airport between 2300-0600 to reduce the impact of aircraft noise
Malaysia Airlines’ new business class seats on its Airbus A330-300 fleet represent the carrier’s focus on improving the passenger experience amid ongoing operational and behind-the-scenes changes at rehabilitating the loss-making carrier. Since taking over as chief executive in August 2015, Christoph Muller and his management team has cut routes, disposed of surplus aircraft and slashed
