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Pacific Blue has announced that it will commence twice weekly services between Brisbane and Queenstown from June 25 to September 12. “We know that many Queensland skiers currently fly via Christchurch to get to Queenstown so we’re sure they’ll be delighted to be able to get across the ditch in a single hop,” said Virgin

Perth based business jet operator Revesco Aviation has become the first operator in Australia to achieve International Standard – Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) accreditation. The IS-BAO program is an ICAO recognised international code of practice which was developed in 2002 aimed at setting global standards for business aviation. Similar to the IOSA accreditation program for

Boeing has announced that it will consolidate its Australian manufacturing operations at Fisherman’s Bend in Victoria, leading to the closing of its Bankstown operations in 2012, resulting in some redundancies. The company says that the decision to close the Bankstown site was driven by the exit from loss-making third-party work and under-utilisation of both the

US based cargo operator Southern Air has taken delivery of its first two Boeing 777 Freighters, with the aircraft to be operated on behalf of Thai Airways. The 777Fs will be based in Bangkok to operate dedicated freighter services throughout Southeast Asia , making them the first 777 Freighters in the region. The delivery is

The USAF has contracted Northrop Grumman to re-engine two of its fleet of Boeing 707 based E-8C Joint-STARS battlefield surveillance aircraft at a cost of US$223m (A$246m). The contact covers the cost of eight P&W JT8D-219 engines, engine pylon assemblies and associated systems, and FAA certification work for the aircraft. Pending a successful conversion and

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) started the first maintenance training program to be conducted under the five-year In-Service Support (ISS) contract for the RAAF’s six Boeing 737-based Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft on February 15. The 147 day program started with 32 students from the RAAF’s 2SQN at Williamtown, and will comprise classroom and computer-based lessons, Operational Flight