Alliance Aviation has won a new five-year contract to fly BHP iron ore workers to mines in Western Australia’s north, a deal which it says is its largest customer contract to date. The fly-in/fly-out carrier said it will operate 36 sectors a week between Perth and Coondewana and Barimunya airports, which are both owned by
The Navy has celebrated 30 years of service of 723 Squadron’s AS350 BA Squirrels, marking the arrival for the first ‘Battle Budgie’ at HMAS Albatross, Nowra on May 14 1984. The white and navy blue AS350 B Squirrels were part of an initial buy of 24 helicopters for the ADF, with an original six Squirrels being
The fourth Bombardier CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV4) has made its first flight from the company’s Mirabel facility near Montreal. The flight comes just four days after the aircraft received its Transport Canada flight test permit, and lasted nearly three hours. During the flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 41,000 feet and an airspeed
Defence Minister Senator David Johnston has again raised the possibility of Australia acquiring a number of Lockheed Martin F-35B short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) versions of the Joint Strike Fighter for operation from the RAN’s new Canberra class LHD vessels. Speaking to The Weekend West on May 17, Senator Johnston said the acquisition
Rolls-Royce has announced it has dispatched the first production Trent XWB engine for the first production Airbus A350 which is due to enter service later this year with Qatar Airways. The Trent XWB is specifically designed for and is the exclusive engine available on the A350, and more than 1,600 engines have already sold to
Hawaiian Airlines enters its second decade of service to Australia with plans to boost existing services Down Under and fend off increased competition with Qantas’ offshoot Jetstar. From a single route to Sydney 10 years ago, Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines now boasts flights to not only the NSW capital but also Brisbane and Auckland. Brisbane launched in
