Gerard Frawley
Author Gerard was Australian Aviation‘s managing editor from March 2005 to February 2019.Brisbane Airport names new chief executive
January 17, 2018 1 commentBrisbane Airport has named a senior executive from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport as its new chief executive. Gert-Jan De Graaff will take over from Julieanne Alroe as Brisbane Airport chief executive from the end of June, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Since 2014, De Graaff has been president and chief
Read moreATSB highlights crew workload in Indonesia AirAsia go-around report
January 17, 2018 2 commentAn Australian air traffic control (ATC) officer instructed the flight crew of an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 to “go round, you are low” during one of two missed approaches to Perth Airport, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says. In addition to the two go-arounds, the ATSB final report into the February 19 2016 incident
Read moreSingapore Airlines adds Hong Kong and London for A380s featuring new cabin products
January 16, 2018 5 commentTravellers will be able to fly on Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) new Airbus A380 cabins all the way from Sydney to London Heathrow via Singapore from mid-February. The Star Alliance member debuted its new A380 seats on the Singapore-Sydney route on December 18 2017, shortly after it took delivery of the first of five new A380s
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Conair orders six Bombardier Q400s for conversion as airtankers
January 16, 2018 5 commentCanada-based Conair Group is bolstering its fleet of Bombardier Q400 turboprops, ordering six new-build aircraft that will be converted into multirole airtankers primarily for firefighting work. The six new production Q400s will be modified with a Conair-developed Retardant Delivery System, while their interiors will have the flexibility to operate passenger, cargo, combi and medivac missions,
Read moreSearch for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume
January 12, 2018 0 commentThe search for Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume shortly after the Malaysian government formally accepted an offer from private company Ocean Infinity to find the aircraft on a “no cure, no fee” basis. Malaysia Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai and Ocean Infinity chief executive Oliver Plunkett officially signed the contact in Kuala Lumpur
Read moreSheik on a plane – Emirates celebrates "great leader" Sheikh Zayed
January 11, 2018 2 commentThe smiling face of HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the side of an aircraft is becoming an increasingly common sight at airports across the country. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has declared 2018 the “Year of Zayed” to mark the birth of Sheikh Zayed, the first president of the country, 100 years
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