Kangaroo island connections

July 18, 2018 0 comment

Qantas to serve Kangaroo Island following airport upgrade South Australia’s Kangaroo Island is looking for a boost to its tourism, the main game on the island, following the decision by Qantas to return to the destination after an 11-year absence. It has raised hopes for investment and employment opportunities, in a tourist industry worth almost

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Water bird

July 10, 2018 0 comment

A Sandringham to the Snowy Mountains The lake is possibly the highest, if not the highest, altitude of water at 3,800ft, where a large four-engined flying boat has conducted operations. eric allen The flying boats of Ansett Flying Boat Services were an impressive sight in Sydney Harbour for many years. Operating the scheduled air link

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No more net lag?

July 10, 2018 0 comment

Virgin Australia expands Wi-Fi reach to Los Angeles Virgin Australia general manager for customer experience and product Tash Tobias recently flew home from Los Angeles. The flight took off late in the evening Los Angeles time, or late afternoon on Australia’s east coast. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

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Traffic

July 10, 2018 0 comment

Key aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News Qantas ferried A380-842 VH-OQK from Sydney to Dubai as QF6011 on May 16 for planned maintenance and painting in the silver roo livery. VH-OQK returned to Sydney from Dubai on June 2 as QF6012 on completion of the work. A380-842 VH-OQL ferried from Singapore to

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Seeing the sunrise

July 10, 2018 0 comment

Ultra long haul, ultra big challenge When Singapore Airlines (SIA) reclaims the title for the world’s longest passenger flight by distance in October, it will do so with an Airbus A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range) configured with just 161 seats. The two-class A350-900ULR will feature 67 in business class and 94 in premium economy class. And

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Know your aircraft

July 10, 2018 0 comment

The incalculable value of a pilot’s tech library A pilot will be learning up to the day he hangs up his flying goggles and closes off his logbook.  Now in the flying game a pilot cannot know enough. Having ready access to technical information is a must in order to simply know more, to learn

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