The World of Aviation

A rebranded Skytrans will return to the skies from April 1 under new owners. Townsville-based West Wing Aviation has purchased the former airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC) from Skytrans administrators Bentleys Chartered Accountants and leased two of its Dash 8 Q100 turboprops VH-QQA and VH-QQG. The company conducted proving flights under the supervision of the

Australia has joined other jurisdictions including Canada and New Zealand in requiring two people to be in the cockpit of regular public transport (RPT) flights at all times. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss told reporters in Melbourne on Monday Australia’s airlines would immediately implement the two-person rule for

F/A-18A Hornets from 75 Squadron have taken over air combat operations over Iraq from 1 Squadron’s F/A-18F Super Hornets, Defence has announced. The six single-seat F/A-18A ‘classic’ Hornets deployed to Al Minhad Air Base, near Dubai, in early March, and have since been conducting familiarisation flights prior to taking on full operational responsibilities for the RAAF’s

Qantas says yields were up across its domestic and international network in February as the cricket World Cup and the arrival of the Year of the Goat boosted demand for travel. The company reported all its flying units – Qantas Domestic, Qantas International, Jetstar Domestic, Jetstar International and Jestar Asia – achieved higher yields and grew

Regional Express (Rex) says it will further expand its North Queensland operations with a new crew base in Cairns, new flights to Mount Isa and the acquisition of a Townsville-based engineering firm. The airline started its first Cape York service on Monday, with Rex flight ZL5516 taking off from Cairns at 0700 local time bound

The first of two MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ helicopter simulators has been commissioned into service. Minister for Defence Kevin Andrews said in a statement on Friday that the Romeo training system is part of the $3.2 billion project that will deliver 24 naval combat helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy. “The training system will include two