Year: 2015

Qantas’s Perth-based fly-in/fly-out and charter subsidiary Network Aviation has unveiled its new uniforms. The updated look for Network’s female staff members features a knee length black dress with an asymmetrical neckline or black pants, as well as a black jacket and white blouse with red trim on the sleeves and neckline. This content is available

Airbus Group says it will shortly commence construction on a final assembly line (FAL) in Southwest France to build its all-electric E-Fan 2.0 aircraft. The initial two-seater E-Fan 2.0 would be designed for initial pilot training and is due to enter service by the end of 2017 or in early 2018, Airbus Group said in

The potential to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for logistically challenging events such as the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may soon be realised after a University of Sydney researcher managed to dock a drone to a leading aircraft. The successful experiment took place at the end of 2014 and involved a drone docking

Skytrans returns to the air Queensland regional airline reborn under new ownership A rebranded Skytrans took to the skies under new owners on April 1. Collings Airline Holdings, the parent company of Townsville-based West Wing Aviation, has purchased the former airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC) from Skytrans administrators Bentleys Chartered Accountants and leased two of

PM confirms two extra C-17s for the RAAF TomcatTerry says: Hmm…no-one seems upset that these airframes were constructed overseas and we bought them without consideration for local build /sustainment? But we’re not talking submarines now are we…I always wonder what fuss unions would cause if we had a large aircraft manufacturing industry. Would we get

Perth Airport’s has welcomed its first scheduled Airbus A380 service, with Emirates flight EK420 receiving a water cannon salute after landing a little before 1730 local time on Friday. The flight, operated by A6-EOE, left Emirates’ Dubai hub at about 0330 local time Friday and landed almost 10 hours later in the West Australian capital.