Year: 2015

Aviation enthusiasts will be in for a treat in November when American Airlines brings its flagship Boeing 777-300ER to Sydney for a flying visit ahead of its resumption of service to Australia. The aircraft is scheduled to land at Sydney on the morning of Friday, November 13, a statement from alliance partner Qantas said on

With a new uniform and a significant investment into its customer-facing and backend IT systems, Virgin Australia-owned low-cost carrier Tigerair is hoping to change passengers’ perceptions of the airline.  “Our flights have never been consistently more punctual, our customer service never stronger and our customer satisfaction levels are now at an all-time high. It’s time

Inmarsat lofts third Global Xpress I-5 satellite into orbit, creating the first and only global broadband internet service for the aviation industry Satellite communications provider Inmarsat is manoeuvring its I-5 F3 satellite into position to complete its Global Xpress worldwide Ka-band connectivity network following a successful launch on August 28. Global Xpress is expected to

Does UK air traffic contestability have lessons for Australia? There has been something of a push from parts of the government and industry to introduce competition for Airservices in the delivery of air traffic services to drive down costs. So how could that work? Evidence from the United Kingdom suggests that competition is difficult to

Saab has received an order from Australia for additional BOL countermeasure dispensers to be used on RAAF F/A-18A/B ‘classic’ Hornets, with deliveries to take place during 2016. BOL is a high-capacity dispenser for chaff and flares, which provides pilots with a sustained defensive capability to successfully accomplish their missions, Saab stated. Australia acquired BOL in

Competition for premium travellers from Australia and New Zealand to Hawaii should heat up in 2016 with Hawaiian Airlines to introduce a fully-flat seat in business class on its Airbus A330-200 fleet. Hawaiian, which operates from Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland in Oceania to its Honolulu hub, is due to have its first A330 fitted with