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RAAF celebrates centenary of first flying squadrons
/ | 2 Comments on RAAF celebrates centenary of first flying squadronsThe Royal Australian Air Force has marked the centenary of Australia’s first military flying squadrons, Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 Squadrons, with a colours parade and family day at RAAF Base Williamtown on Friday. All four units were formed as part of the Army’s Australian Flying Corps in 1916 during the First World War.
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Cathay Pacific flies New Zealand’s first Airbus A350-900 service
| 7 Comments on Cathay Pacific flies New Zealand’s first Airbus A350-900 serviceCathay Pacific has operated the first scheduled Airbus A350-900 flight to New Zealand with CX197 touching down at Auckland Airport a few minutes before 1300 local time on Friday. The inaugural A350 service, operated by B-LRC, departed Hong Kong on Thursday night and covered the roughly 4,500nm journey in a little over 10 hours. The
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Sunshine Coast Airport looking for more international routes
| 13 Comments on Sunshine Coast Airport looking for more international routesSunshine Coast Airport is looking to add more overseas services after being officially designated as an international airport. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester made the announcement at the airport on Friday. Sunshine Coast Airport said the official designation means the airport, located about 100km north of Brisbane, would no longer have to
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Boeing secures new order for 747-8F
/ | 12 Comments on Boeing secures new order for 747-8FBoeing’s 747-8 program has received a signifiant boost with a new order from United Parcel Service (UPS) for up to 28 aircraft. The global freight and logistics company based in Atlanta has ordered 14 747-8Fs with an option for a further 14, Boeing said on Thursday (US time). “These aircraft are a strategic investment for
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Government launches major study into GA sector
/ | 1 Comment on Government launches major study into GA sectorThe federal government has launched what it termed a major study into the general aviation (GA) sector in response to the concerns expressed by industry. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) would conduct the study, with representatives from industry invited to participate. “I
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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says 787-9 configured for ultra long-haul
/ | 7 Comments on Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says 787-9 configured for ultra long-haulQantas’s 236-seat configured Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners will be capable of flying all of the ultra long-haul routes that have been publicly mooted in recent times, chief executive Alan Joyce says. The seating configuration of Qantas’s 787-9s, which are due to arrive from October 2017, was revealed in front of about 1,000 invited guests, staff and media at Sydney
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