Australian Aviation

Virgin Australia shares have been placed in a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) ahead of an announcement from Air New Zealand about its shareholding in the Australian-based carrier. “The trading halt is requested pending an announcement by Air New Zealand in relation to its shareholding in Virgin Australia,” the company said in a

10 Years Ago The Minister for Defence, Dr Brendan Nelson, announced the order of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft for the RAAF at RAAF Richmond on March 3. The acquisition of three or possibly four new-build aircraft will be obtained through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract with the USAF. The decision was announced

Mustang, Hurricane on the move North American P-51D Mustang VH-FST had its overhauled engine installed into the airframe at Parafield, South Australia on November 28, and after ground running checks the aircraft departed for Temora and later its new home base, Scone, NSW on December 9. Steve Death was the pilot. Meanwhile the CC&F built

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of two 717-200 aircraft to QantasLink. QantasLink took delivery of 717-2K9 VH-YQY at Adelaide on January 23 after the aircraft completed its ferry flight from Helsinki. The ferry which was operated by Southern Cross as SXA1279 was routed

Tigerair Australia is off to Bali too TIGERAIR Australia chief executive Rob Sharp says the airline is taking a cautious approach to the start of its international operations. The low-cost carrier is scheduled to begin flights to Bali from Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth from March 23, taking over routes that are currently operated by its

Premium product cabins provide airlines with the opportunity to innovate and distinguish themselves from their competitors. But the challenge is to ensure they are “commercially viable”. Analysts’ quotes of “how much flatter can a flat-bed be” and this is “a merry-go-round of product improvements” perfectly sum up the endless problem for airlines of what is