Australian Aviation

Gulfstream has renamed its midsized G250 business jet the G280, as ‘280’ is a “more amenable number sequence in some cultures,” according to Larry Flynn, senior vice president, marketing and sales. “We value our international customers highly, and this change reflects our commitment to understanding the diverse cultures of our global business environment.” This content

Safety and emergency training provider Red Alert Australia’s new $4 million Emergency Training Centre, which can be used for Helicopter Underwater Emergency Training (HUET) courses, has been officially opened by Gordon Rich-Phillips, the Victorian Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Aviation. The centre, in the Melbourne suburb of Altona, features two 11 metre long, three metre

Know thy enemy Once again a number of airlines had chosen the IATA AGM Chief Executive forum to hit out at the success of Middle-East airlines and accuse them of unfair advantage because of various levels of government support. Certainly they do enjoy government support but in the case of Emirates at least this is

Lufthansa has begun the world’s first scheduled commercial passenger services using biofuel, with the launch on Friday of four return daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt operated by an Airbus A321 powered by a 50 per cent Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) biofuel blend. The flights will operate for an initial six month period

Air India will launch flights between Delhi and Melbourne from to be operated by Boeing 787s, according to a report in India’s The Telegraph newspaper. “Direct flights to Australia are the top priority for us,” an Air India official is quoted by the paper as saying. “The route will be profitable for Air India and

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AMQ Beech B200C Super King Air BL‑166 2/5/11 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, PO Box 463 Broken Hill NSW 2880 N80666 AMR Beech B200C Super King Air BL‑167 19/5/11 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, PO Box 463 Broken Hill NSW 2880 N80467 BBR Robinson R44 Raven