Year: 2015

Australia’s airports are working harder than ever to provide a seamless travel experience At a time when Australia’s major airports are making record investments in vital transport infrastructure that supports the growth of Australia’s aviation sector, it is disappointing to see the national consumer watchdog belittle these achievements with a one-sided and increasingly irrelevant report.

Caboolture’s Airwork Helicopters has recently obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Australian Parts Manufacturing Approval (APMA) from CASA to manufacture a new composite tail rotor blade for the Bell 206 series of helicopters. Following four years of development and certification, Airwork Helicopters has commenced production of the Kevlar and carbon fibre blades which founder

Qantas has ended Virgin Australia’s run as the nation’s most punctual airline. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed 87.9 per cent of all Qantas domestic flights departed on time in April, while 86 per cent of its services arrived at the gate on time. This content is available exclusively

Singapore Airlines (SIA) says its US$80 million investment to introduce a premium economy cabin on its Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A380 and A350 fleet will boost yields and meet the demands of a growing customer segment willing to pay more for some additional in-flight comforts. And the airline is promising to offer “hard to refuse” prices

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the sales of a Qantas 767-300 and a 737-400 out of storage at Victorville and Network Aviation selling another EMB‑120ER. A330-202 VH-EBJ, which operated its last service for Jetstar on February 25 (Traffic/April), was registered to Qantas on February 26. After being painted in Qantas colours in

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will add Cairns as its fifth Australian destination and introduce flights to Auckland from December with Airbus A320s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on