Year: 2015

Jetstar will offer non-stop flights from Australia to China for the first time from September when the low-cost carrier begins service between the Gold Coast and Wuhan. The twice-weekly service kicks off on September 29 and will be operated by Jetstar’s 335-seat Boeing 787-8 fleet on Tuesdays and Saturdays. This content is available exclusively to

No quick answers for an enduring tragedy Understandably the world has demanded answers to and solutions for the tragic loss of 150 lives in the apparent suicide of a Germanwings A320 co-pilot in late March. But the reality is there are probably no answers or no solutions that would satisfy the loved ones left behind,

Australia has agreed to expand the number of seats available to Philippine carriers under a new air services agreement between the two countries. The new arrangements, which were struck during talks between the two nations in Canberra last week, will immediately increase the capacity entitlements for Philippines flag carriers to 8,300 seats per week, from 6,000 seats

The first production set of Australian-designed and manufactured range-extending wing kits for the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) for use by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been delivered. The wing kits, which were developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), are being manufactured by Ferra Engineering under contract to Boeing. Speaking

NEW ALLOCATIONS BCO/5 GippsAero GA8-TC 320 Airvan GA8-TC 320-15-213 25/2/15 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 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 this device. If you

The Honourable Company of Air Pilots has released details of six scholarships it will offer in 2015 for the Australian region. The organisation, which has qualified pilots, navigators and rear crew as members but is not a trade union, says two scholarships are sponsored by Assessment Services Limited. One is worth $1,085 towards the Commercial