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Gold Coast celebrates five years of AirAsia X
/It is five years since Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia X began operations to the Gold Coast. Since 2007 the airline, which became the first low cost long haul airline to operate to the Gold Coast, has carried some 94,000 passengers between the cities. Strong collaboration between Gold Coast Airport, the Queensland government and Gold Coast Tourism
Read moreAuckland Airport appoints new CEO
/Auckland Airport has appointed Adrian Littlewood as its new CEO. Currently the general manager of retail and commercial, Littlewood joined the airport in 2009 and takes over from Simon Robertson who has been acting in the role since August. Chair of Auckland Airport Joan Withers said Littlewood had played an instrumental role in delivering the
Read moreDamn the doubters – Qantas defiant
| 8 Comments on Damn the doubters – Qantas defiantWhen Alexander Kennedy took to the skies as the first Q.A.N.T.A.S. passenger, he exclaimed: “Damn the doubters!” That was 90 years ago today. But as Alan Joyce stood in front of shareholders at today’s annual general meeting in Canberra, he could just as well have uttered those same words. Instead it was one of the
Read moreVelocity cleared for take off
/ | 4 Comments on Velocity cleared for take offVirgin Australia changed its radio call sign to ‘velocity’ on October 29, replacing the four separate callsigns the airline previously operated under. On the same day the airline changed its ICAO code to VOZ. The changes occurred to create what the airline describes as a “new group code and callsign [to] support the integration of
Read moreRAAF accepts sixth C-17
/ | 17 Comments on RAAF accepts sixth C-17The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of its sixth and final C-17 Globemaster transport in a ceremony at Boeing’s Long Beach, California factory on November 1. The airflifter will join five already in service with 36 Squadron at RAAF Amberley. “I am delighted to accept the sixth C-17 on behalf of the Royal
Read moreHondaJet on the starting line
The long-awaited decision by Honda Aircraft that it will begin production of the HondaJet has finally been made. Announced at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Florida, the first production HondaJet is now under assembly after 12 months of flight, systems and structural testing of the design. “An assembly line for HondaJet production is in place,
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