Category: Civil Aviation

A private hotel owner is planning to operate charter services between Sydney and the NSW Hunter Valley with a six-seater Lake seaplane. Jerry Schwartz, the owner of the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, Crowne Plaza Newcastle and Novotel Newcastle, has launched Blue Sky Airlines, which plans to launch in October with flights from Sydney’s Rose Bay to

Boeing has revised upwards its market forecast for aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years, with the rise of low-cost carriers, the Chinese market and global economic growth fuelling demand for passenger travel and cargo volumes. The Boeing Current Market Outlook (CMO) for 2015-2034, published on Friday (Australian time), said 38,050 aircraft would be delivered

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says e-cigarettes will be restricted to carry-on luggage only as the lithium-ion batteries used in them pose a fire risk when checked in. The nation’s aviation safety regulator’s new restrictions on e-cigarettes follow the latest International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) technical instructions and come after a fire in the

Boeing says the development of the 737 MAX is progressing on schedule as work begins on the wings for the first test aircraft. The company said on Tuesday (US time) its Renton production facility has started assembling the wings of the updated, re-engined and more fuel efficient model of the existing 737. This content is