Australian Aviation

When Sir Richard Branson took delivery of V Australia’s first 777-300ER in February 2009 he was upbeat about the airline’s future and dismissed naysayers who warned of starting an airline in difficult times. “We have one the world’s strongest brands. Sure if you launch when the economy is booming you’re going to get to profit

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AQF Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger 8128 7/4/11 Cipher Transport and Aviation Services, PO Box 857 Caboolture Qld 4510 3C‑JB (Austrian Air Force) BSF Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger 8239 7/4/11 Cipher Transport and Aviation Services, PO Box 857 Caboolture Qld 4510 3C‑JM (Austrian Air Force) BYQ Agusta Bell 206A

Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Tiger have continued to resume scheduled flights on Australian domestic routes but will not return to Tasmania until later this afternoon as the ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle edges closer to New Zealand’s north and south islands. As a result, trans-Tasman flights have also been ruled out by Qantas,

10 Years Ago • One of the measures included in the US Department of Defense budget presented to Congress on June 27 is a reduction in the number of operational B-1Bs from 93 to 60. The saving of US$165 million during FY02 would then be applied to upgrading the remaining B-1Bs. This content is available

Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have resumed most domestic flights out southeastern Australia this afternoon, as the troublesome ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano makes its way towards New Zealand. Qantas has resumed flights to and from Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, while continuing to suspend flights to and from Tasmania. Services to and from

Bell Helicopter has sold its remaining stake in the BA609 tiltrotor program to joint venture partner AgustaWestland, with the Textron subsidiary to take on a smaller support role. “I believe it is in the best interests of the program for AgustaWestland to assume ownership and management over the program going forward,” said Bruno Spagnolini, CEO