Australian Aviation

The need for a better understanding of airport delays As end-of-year on-time performance figures are released, more questions about flight delays and cancellations will doubtless be asked. The Courier-Mail ran a sustained campaign around delays at Brisbane Airport last year that many credit with speeding up the construction of the new runway. Of late, several

The need to avoid inappropriate development Those embedded in the aviation industry will agree that airports are critical elements of our national infrastructure. What is more, the available land that could be used in future for airport sites is dwindling fast. The planning around airport land use is primarily the responsibility of local governments under

MRH 90 in Philippines on first embarked deployment An MRH 90 embarked on HMAS Tobruk is helping with disaster relief assistance in the Philippines as part of the ADF’s Operation Philippines Assist. The Tobruk arrived in Ormoc on the morning of November 26 carrying a Recovery Support Force, LCM8 landing craft and Navy 808SQN MRH

Former OzJet CEO and Rex executive Hans van Pelt has been appointed as Tourism Tasmania’s Director of Aviation and Access Development. The position is a new one which Tourism Tasmania says was created as part of the state government’s response to the Tasmanian Access Report released at the end of 2012. It will have responsibility

Air New Zealand has re-committed to supporting the country’s famous All-Blacks rugby team for the 2014 season. The airline says it will launch a global campaign promoting the association between the two well-known brands, featuring some of the All-Blacks players. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the

Daher-Socata has reported it delivered 40 new TBM 850s in 2013, meaning the global fleet of 338 TBM 850s now exceeds the 324 examples of the previous TBM 700 model that were delivered. While the majority of the aircraft were delivered to the US market, four also went to Europe, three to South America, one