Year: 2015

Townsville Airport is asking travellers to support an increase in passenger charges to help fund its terminal redevelopment. The proposed expansion to the terminal, which has been submitted to the federal government for approval and has been released for public consultation, would result in two new airline lounges, more space for security screening, baggage handling,

The H generation for Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters revealed a new naming convention for its helicopter product range at March’s Heli-Expo to officially complete its brand transformation from Eurocopter. Under the new system, the letter ‘H’ (for helicopter) has replaced the previous ‘EC’ prefix with the majority of suffixes remaining the same for an easy

CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines powering the Airbus A320neo have taken flight for the first time. The first A320neo flight equipped with a pair of LEAP-1A engines, operated by F-WNEW, took off from Toulouse Airport on May 19, Airbus said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Experts from the Royal Aeronautical Society’s (Australian division) membership base will be made available for comment and advice to government and media under a new register of experts. RAeS Australian division president John Vincent says the register of experts is being established to to take advantage of the wealth of high-level experience its members have across

Flying on NASA’s 46-year old DC-8 For so many aviation tragics it is a childhood encounter with a magnificent aircraft that lights a flame that never goes out. My encounter was a flight on an Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8 between Sydney and Christchurch in 1968 that sparked a passion for the aircraft and the

Gulfstream’s newest business jet the G500 has successfully completed its maiden flight. G500 test aircraft N500GA took off from Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport at 1039 local time on May 18 and was in the air for two hours and 16 minutes, Gulfstream said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.