Marc Joel Atrero

September launch for Singapore-Canberra-Wellington flights Singapore Airlines (SIA) will become the first airline to operate long-haul international services from Canberra when it begins four times weekly Singapore- Canberra-Wellington services from September 20. The new “Capital Express” services, which will also see the first direct flights between Canberra and Wellington, will depart Singapore on Tuesdays, Thursdays,

Air New Zealand plans to begin evening operations into and out of Queenstown from July 1. The airline says it plans to operate Airbus A320s between Auckland and Queenstown from 0700 until 2130, subject to obtaining the necessary approvals from regulators. The new schedule represented 10,000 more seats, or a 15 per cent increase in

The fourth iteration of Boeing’s 737, the 737 MAX, has completed its first flight, marking the commencement of a four-aircraft flight test campaign. The first 737 MAX development aircraft, 737 MAX 8 N8701Q Spirit of Renton, took off from Boeing’s Renton, Washington State site (where all 737s are built) at 9:46am local time on January

Port Augusta airport is home to an important regional airline link, a key hub for the Flying Doctor, an important FIFO port and a potentially a key logistics hub for the Army’s Cultana Training Area Port Augusta airport, South Australia’s “gateway to the Outback” is seeking to boost tourism and Defence work, as it feels

Australia set to acquire three more CH-47F Chinooks The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of three more Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Australia. The potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program deal, which is valued at US$180 million and includes related equipment and support, would take the Australian Army’s ‘Foxtrot’ fleet to

Stats show the changing fortunes of Qantas International Buried within the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ latest monthly international airline activity report is a remarkable stat. For the month of November 2015, Qantas flew 10.7 per cent more international passengers into and out of Australia than it did in November 2014. When was