Australian Aviation

New Zealand based Pacific Aerospace has teamed with L-3 Platform Integration to offer its rugged P-750 XSTOL aircraft to the USAF for that service’s Light Mobility Aircraft (LiMA) competition. “Our team combines the versatility and power of the P-750 XSTOL with L-3’s military systems integration experience, training and integrated logistics support capability,” said James Burkhardt,

Authorities in Macau have reportedly revoked the air operator’s certificate of Viva Macau after the airline suspended services over the weekend due to its poor financial position. The airline did not operate a number of services from March 26 after it failed to pay for fuel, leaving thousands of passengers stranded in Macau and elsewhere.

Hawker Pacific and the Shanghai Airport Authority have officially opened a new joint venture fixed base operation at at Shanghai’s Hongquiao airport. The 3100sq m full service FBO operation offers a large lounge, five offices, theatre and conference facilities for customers as well as a rest and service area for crew. Initially, FBO services will

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) added an additional weekly service on the Kuala Lumpur-Perth route in late March, bringing the number of services per week to 10. The additional service, which will be operated on a Saturday, will give passengers additional connectivity to a number of destinations through the airline’s Kuala Lumpur hub, and will cater for

Operations from Sydney Airport’s east-west runway will be fully restored from April 1 after the completion of work on its Runway End Safety Area (RESA). The RESA is a 90x90m cleared paved area at the western end of the runway and is designed to support the weight of a fully laden Airbus A380 as well

Fokker Services has delivered a VIP configured Fokker 100 featuring an auxiliary fuel tank system (AFTS), which helps to significantly boost the aircraft’s range. The AFTS, which consists of four auxiliary tanks installed in the forward cargo compartment of the aircraft, extends the range of the aircraft out to approximately 2700nm, dependent on configuration. As