Australian Aviation

The new-generation aircraft, which already operate Melbourne-Brisbane, Melbourne-Canberra and Melbourne-Hobart services, will begin flying Sydney-Launceston on 27 October and Sydney-Hobart on 19 November.

The Flying Kangaroo now has three weekly A330-200 P2F (passenger-to-freight) services between Australia and Hong Kong, as well as five weekly Sydney-Christchurch-Auckland services as of late August, four of which are operated by A321P2F aircraft.

Adam and Jake discuss the annual results from Qantas, Air New Zealand and Alliance, and what they say about how the airlines are really doing.

Australian Aviation understands that VH-ZNC (pictured), which saw a tyre tread separation as it took off for Perth on 24 August, damaging the underside of the right-hand wing, is awaiting the arrival of parts before it can resume operations.

Virgin cabin crew member Dylan Macnish’s employment had been terminated by the airline giant, but reinstated by the Fair Work Commission.

The airport is installing body scanners and 3D x-ray bag scanners across all of its screening lanes, which will eliminate the need for passengers to remove items such as laptops, tablets and aerosols from their bags.