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Joyce says Jetstar HK rejection serves vested interests
/ | 11 Comments on Joyce says Jetstar HK rejection serves vested interestsQantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the decision to reject an operating licence for Jetstar Hong Kong (JHK) serves the vested interests of those already flying and leaves the travelling public worse off. Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority has knocked back Jetstar Hong Kong’s application to fly, leaving the proposed low-cost carrier facing an
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Retro Roo puts Perth back on the Qantas International map
/ | 16 Comments on Retro Roo puts Perth back on the Qantas International mapA few minutes after midday on Friday, June 26, QF 71 pushed back from the gate at Perth Airport. The flight’s departure – complete with ARFF water cannon salute – signalled the return of regularly scheduled Qantas international flights from the WA capital, with return services flying five days a week between Perth and Singapore.
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Bombardier delivers 500th Q400 turboprop
/Bombardier has celebrated the delivery of its 500th Q400 turboprop with a special ceremony at its Toronto facilities. The milestone Q400 was delivered to Canadian carrier WestJet Encore on Thursday (Canada time) in front of more than 500 of the airline’s staff, as well as Bombardier employees and government guests. This latest aircraft is the
Read moreJetstar Hong Kong refused operating licence
/ | 8 Comments on Jetstar Hong Kong refused operating licenceAfter more than two years’ of deliberations, Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority (ALTA) has formally rejected Jetstar Hong Kong’s application for an operating licence. In a 150-page finding published on Thursday, the authority deemed that Jetstar Hong Kong did not meet the legal requirement of Hong Kong being the planned low cost carrier’s principal place of
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First RAAF C-27J touches down
/ | 14 Comments on First RAAF C-27J touches downThe first of 10 Alenia C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters for the RAAF has touched down at its new home of RAAF Base Richmond. The aircraft, A34-001, landed at Richmond at approximately 3:45 on Thursday afternoon at the end of the last leg of its delivery flight from prime contractor L-3’s Waco, Texas facility, where it departed on
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Australian Aviation Hall of Fame seeking public help to locate family of 2015 inductee Sir Donald Anderson
/ | 2 Comments on Australian Aviation Hall of Fame seeking public help to locate family of 2015 inductee Sir Donald AndersonThe Australian Aviation Hall of Fame’s (AAHOF) is seeking pubic help in its quest to find descendants of former long serving Department of Civil Aviation head Sir Donald Anderson. Sir Donald was announced as one of the six newest inductees to the AAHOF during a function at Parliament House in Sydney on Wednesday night. The class
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