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Air NZ establishes new regional general manager Australia role
/ | 4 Comments on Air NZ establishes new regional general manager Australia roleAir New Zealand plans to boost its sales presence in Australia with a new regional general manager role as the airline seeks to carry more long-haul passengers from this side of the Tasman through its Auckland hub. The Star Alliance member plans to grow its international capacity by 14-15 per cent in 2015/16 – the bulk
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Jetstar expands Avalon network with new Adelaide and Hobart flights
/ | 7 Comments on Jetstar expands Avalon network with new Adelaide and Hobart flightsJetstar will add flights from Avalon to Hobart and Adelaide from March 2016 as part of its commitment to increase flying from Melbourne’s second airport. The low-cost carrier will fly four times a week to Hobart and three times a week to Adelaide from Avalon, Jetstar said on Tuesday. Starting new routes from Avalon, located
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CASA chairman proposes new funding model
/Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) chairman Jeff Boyd has suggested a new funding model that includes international operators would be a more equitable way of funding the organisation. Currently, CASA receives the bulk of its funding from a fuel excise on domestic flights. International flights are not subject to the fuel excise. With the downturn
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PNG Air Dash 8 repainted
/ | 1 Comment on PNG Air Dash 8 repaintedA PNG Air Dash 8-100 has emerged from a Cairns paintshop sporting the airline’s new livery. The turboprop P2-MCT, which previously flew for North Queensland-based Skytrans, came out of the hangar on December 3 and completed a test flight the next day before it was ferried to Port Moresby on Saturday December 5. PNG Air
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Second LHD commissioned
/ | 9 Comments on Second LHD commissionedThe second Canberra class amphibious assault ship built for the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Adelaide, was commissioned into the fleet at Garden Island on Friday. Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Minister for Defence Senator Marise Payne and Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett attended the ceremony, which was held on the aircraft hangar deck. “This is a
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Jetstar under investigation from ATSB and CASA over two serious incidents
/ | 13 Comments on Jetstar under investigation from ATSB and CASA over two serious incidentsThe ATSB and CASA are investigating two Jetstar incidents relating to passenger loading and weight calculations, including one that “required an almost full aft control input” to get the aircraft airborne on takeoff. The first incident related to a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Perth on October 29 operated by Airbus A321 VH-VWT, where the
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