Marand has celebrated the manufacture of the first Australian-made F-35 Lightning II vertical tail. The milestone is a significant one for Marand and BAE Systems, which subcontracted the work, marking the start of production of up to 722 ship-sets of vertical tails for the aircraft. Premier of Victoria Dr Denis Napthine and Senator Michael Ronaldson
Hawaiian Airlines has launched a fourth weekly service to Brisbane from Honolulu. The fourth service, which commences on March 31, will depart Honolulu on Monday mornings and arrive in Brisbane on Tuesday afternoons, before returning to Honolulu later that morning for a same day arrival, and will add 20,000 new seats on to the route.
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has released its Preliminary Draft Master Plan for the future development of the airport for public comment. Brisbane Airport says the plan, which encompasses up to $2.5 billion of investment in the airport’s infrastructure over the next two decades, would ensure airport planning addresses industry demand and growth, while focusing on
Aviation Australia and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) have launched a new management degree for aircraft maintenance engineers. The new Bachelor of Business (Aircraft Maintenance Management) qualification is designed to address industry requirements for additional supervisory and management expertise for aviation professionals. The degree is open to Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering graduates, and
Qantas has formally launched its new loyalty program aimed at small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that will allow them to earn rewards for everyday business expenses. Dubbed Aquire, the new scheme has already seen nearly 30,000 businesses to pre-register. Aquire will allow SMEs to build an Aquire Points balance from everyday eligible business transactions including
The Qatar Emiri Air Force has announced it will buy US$23bn (A$24.8bn) of new weapons in a massive re-equipment program. Heading the list for the gulf state is two Airbus A330 MRTT tankers and three Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft, as well as 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, plus 12 NH 90 transport and 10 NFH 90
