Australian Aviation

Tiger Airways Australia has announced that flights between Melbourne and the Gold Coast will go on sale from today, with daily return services between both destinations resuming on August 31. The announcement follows the resumption of flights between Melbourne and Sydney on August 12 and Melbourne to Brisbane services on August 18, after Tiger was

Perth Airport owner and operator Westralia Airports Corporation (WAC) has announced Broad Construction Services (BSC) as the winning contractor to build its new $120 million domestic terminal by December 2012. Originally one of five companies invited to tender for the lucrative contract in April, BSC will begin construction on the 14 gate terminal this month,

The federal government has approved a revised development plan for Darwin International Airport, aiming to give passengers a smoother transition between domestic and international flights. More check-in desks, boarding gates and gate lounge seating are proposed in the airport’s revised expansion plan, as well as improved access for disabled passengers to cater for an expected

Delta Airlines has placed an order for 100 Boeing 737-900ERs. The order, which is valued at US$8.5 billion at list prices, will see the aircraft gradually replace Delta’s ageing Boeing 757s, 767s and Airbus A320s on domestic routes from 2013 through to 2018. All 100 737-900ERs will be fitted with Boeing’s new Sky Interior. This

Virgin Australia will codeshare on Virgin Atlantic’s Sydney-Hong Kong services from early 2012. Under the agreement, Virgin Australia’s long haul carrier V Australia will codeshare on Virgin Atlantic’s daily, Airbus A340-600 operated Sydney-Hong Kong service (but not Virgin Atlantic’s onward Hong Kong-London services), with eligible Virgin Australia passengers to receive frequent flyer program benefits and

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AMS Beech B200C Super King Air BL-168 10/6/11 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, PO Box 463 Broken Hill NSW 2880 N81458 BYQ GippsAero GA8-TC 320 Airvan GA8-TC 320-11-164 3/6/11 MAF International Asia Pacific, PO Box 1099 Cairns Qld 4870 CUX Bell 407 53559 31/5/11 Southern Cross Aircraft