Australian Aviation

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of a Fokker 100 to QantasLink. Qantas operated a series of charter flights in support of the military exercise Wallaby ’16 with A330-202 VH-EBV. On September 17 VH-EBV ferried from Melbourne to Singapore as QF6003 and then operated

Time for SBAS to fly! Of those, 1,055 are non-ILS airports. faa The 26th of May 2016 passed largely unheralded but in effect it marked a significant milestone in the transition of aircraft navigation in Australia. On that date some 180 of the legacy ground-based navigation aids, that had served the industry well for over

A brand-new terminal and a new livery for Sydney Seaplanes The change could not be more dramatic! Gone is the 30-year old houseboat that was hauled ashore and converted into a seaplane terminal and in its place is a modern multi-million dollar seaplane terminal. “Given both the status of Sydney Harbour as one of the

From flightdeck to the tower, and everything in between Inflight connectivity is poised to revolutionise airline operations and air traffic management, and not just from the immediately relevant benefits of flight tracking, data recorder transmission, improved air traffic communications and more detailed weather forecasting. Many of the improvements that wouldn’t naturally sit underneath the heading

Would a privatised Airservices be more efficient and effective? Airservices is currently undertaking a program to significantly reduce its cost base. Others in the aviation industry believe that this restructuring process should be expanded to include a new ownership model. Earlier this year, at Senate Estimates, the Secretary for the Department of Infrastructure and Regional

Sydney’s second airport has been the subject of the longest and most controversial debate in Australian aviation history. Now, it is being built at Badgerys Creek with a scheduled opening in 2025. Will the longawaited facility – its initial phase will cost some $2.4 billion – be a winner? Other cities around the globe have