The World of Aviation

Regional Express has announced that it will add direct Mount Isa-Townsville flights to its network of northern Queensland services from January 31 2010. “We are starting this service in response to the persistent and genuine pleas from the local community for an air service to Townsville that is affordable and which has a business-friendly schedule,”

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that its large cabin, mid range G250 made its first flight from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on December 11. The aircraft, which is being designed and built in collaboration with Israeli Aircraft Industries, made a 3 hour 21 minute flight from Ben Gurion which saw the aircraft reach an

Passenger traffic grew strongly at Gold Coast and Townsville airports during November, but dipped at Mount Isa, according to Queensland Airports Limited, which operates the three airports. Passenger numbers through the Gold Coast increased by 12.2 per cent, driven by a 71.1 per cent increase in international passenger numbers, while Townsville saw volumes increase by

A DC-10 firebomber operated by US company ‘10 Tanker Air Carrier‘ landed at Avalon airport near Geelong at approximately 1335 on December 14. The aircraft, DC-10-30 N17085, will be based at Avalon from January to March on standby to respond to bushfires anywhere in Victoria. It is capable of dropping 45,600 litres of water or

The 787 completed high-speed taxi tests on December 12, the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight, which Boeing says is planned for December 15. “Our pilots told me the airplane performed beautifully,” said Mike Delaney, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787 of the taxi tests.

Quickstep Holdings announced on December 7 that it has finalised a share placement with institutional and sophisticated investors, raising $11.492 million which will be used for the purchase of capital equipment for production of parts for the Joint Strike Fighter program. The company also plans to raise a further $6.24 million in a share purchase