Australian Aviation

The first Air New Zealand Link Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 has been repainted in Air New Zealand’s new corporate colours. ZK-NEQ is the first of 23 Q300s operated by Air New Zealand’s fully-owned Air Nelson regional subsidiary to be repainted in the new black and white colours.

Everyone in industry has a responsibility to push for reform The first whiff of fresh air blowing through the aviation regulatory landscape will hopefully soon turn into a strong breeze that helps clean out the faulty logic and tainted culture that has been the focus of reform-pushing organisations such as AAAA for years. Minister Warren

The ASRR promises much, now for the implementation Regional aviation continues to struggle in a hostile environment but there are recent signs that some things are changing for the better. Hit hard by the GFC which saw passenger numbers decline and not yet recovered, regional aviation subsequently has been seriously affected by the carbon tax,

Remembering Jim Hazelton There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. And there are a few old bold pilots. Jim Hazelton was one of those. Jim passed away on June 10, just 10 days short of his 83rd birthday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited

WW1 comes alive in Australia A new organisation called The Australian Vintage Aviation Society (TAVAS) is planning to give life and colour to the aircraft and times of the First World War. TAVAS, which is based in Queensland but with membership open to all, has imported several WW1-type replica aircraft that it plans to exhibit

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of a 787-8 to Jetstar while departing were a Qantas 767-300, two QantasLink Dash 8-200s, two Jetstar A320-200s and three Network EMB-120ERs. Qantas withdrew 767-338ER VH-OGH from service on June 22 after the aircraft operated QF430 from Melbourne to Sydney. With Qantas titles and kangaroo