Tigerair Australia’s new Brisbane-Darwin and Brisbane-Cairns services begin today (April 15) following the budget airline’s establishment of an operational base at Brisbane Airport last month. The new Brisbane base, announced late last year, became operational on March 11 with the commencement of new Brisbane-Adelaide services. Sydney-Adelaide services began on the same day. The Virgin Australia-controlled low-cost
An MoU has been signed between the owners of Avalon Airport, Linfox Group, and HNA Group Hainan Airlines to commence international services into Avalon. The MoU, signed on the sidelines of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s trade mission to China, commits Linfox Group to assist HNA Group to start an aviation service between Australia and China
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Darren Chester has officially opened the Australian Air Force Cadets National Aviation Centre at Bathurst. Overseen by the RAAF, the new $5 million centre is located at Bathurst Aerodrome, and will become home to a National Aviation Centre for 7,100 Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC). “The facility
Victorian premier Denis Napthine has promised a Coalition state government will build a rail link to Melbourne Airport if it is re-elected in November. Dr Napthine said May’s state budget would include funding for plans for the rail link which would run from the airport to Albion before linking in with the rest of the
Virgin Australia’s Velocity loyalty program will give one of its members an opportunity to win a seat on the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo commercial space flight. The airline says members will be given an opportunity to upgrade to the seat on SpaceShipTwo by registering online and by saying what they would do to win the upgrade.
The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) program has been awarded the 2014 Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in the US. The award, announced by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), recognises the achievements of the X-47B industry team “…for developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air
