Australian Aviation

While red ink, groundings, cutbacks and rebrandings dominate the headlines, a booming area just west of Brisbane is well worth a visit. Ramblers Skydiving centre, Queensland’s largest, at Toogoolawah, hosted the Skysisters over Easter-Anzac Day weekend, attracting female jumpers from many locations. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation

Cairns based MRO Hawker Pacific Airline Support Services (HPASS) has become the first company in Australia to be awarded the new Civil Aviation Safety Regulations Part 145 approval certificate, after it was introduced by CASA in June this year. The approval enables Hawker Pacific to conduct maintenance of regular public transport (RPT) aircraft and their

Emirates Airline was able to save over 6250 litres of fuel and reduce CO2 emissions by 16 tonnes when two Boeing 777 flights to and from Australia took part in the Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce Emissions (INSPIRE) program over mid July. The airline worked with air navigation service providers, including Airservices Australia, and

The federal House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia has launched an inquiry into the experience of fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in/drive-out (DIDO) workers, aimed at canvassing a range of issues affecting both sectors. Tasked by Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government Simon Crean, the inquiry is expected to look into a

Sydney Airport has announced that construction of its new $47 million eight story car park is set to begin this week, with an additional 2300 parking spaces to be available at the International Terminal by next year. “The new car park, which is located immediately to the north of the existing multistorey car park, is

Boeing has announced a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for 14 new build CH-47 Mk6 (CH-47F) Chinooks, in a deal worth US$1.64 billion. The contract, which will also see Boeing provide associated support to the new Chinooks for the first five years, enables the Royal Air Force expand its current fleet of