Citing weak demand and uneconomic operations caused by payload limitations, Aerolineas Argentinas will cease servicing the Buenos Aires-Sydney route from April. The move gives the remaining carriers in the South America run – oneworld alliance partners Qantas and LAN – an opportunity to consolidate their positions in the market. The withdrawal of Aerolineas Argentinas’ A340-200s
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and Cooper Basin oil and gas producer Senex Energy have announced a significant partnership that will see the petroleum producer contribute $300,000 to RFDS Central Operations over the next three years. In an extension of existing arrangement, the two organisations will “share and enhance safety cultures within on-ground oil
The latest aircraft in Qantas’s Indigenous Flying Art series has arrived in Sydney. The 737-800’s livery, inspired by the work of late West Australian Aboriginal painter Paddy Bedford and named Mendoowoorrji, is the fourth aircraft in Qantas’ flying art series, all of which have been in partnership with Australian designers Balarinji. The artwork on the
A new corporate jet terminal will open in Queenstown early 2014. Auckland-based Air Center One and Capital Jet Services of Wellington have entered a joint venture to develop a fixed base operation (FBO) adjacent to the main terminal building. The Queenstown Corporate Jet Services facility, expected to be operational by March 2014, addresses the increasing
Airbus has maintained its strong performance with the 153 order bookings and 59 deliveries during October. The new business brings the manufacturer’s backlog to a new industry record of nearly 5,400 aircraft, representing eight years of output at full production rates. New orders included Japan Airlines’ milestone order for 18 A350-900 and 13 A350-1000 jetliners,
RACQ CareFlight Rescue’s Sunshine Coast and Bundaberg-based aircraft will soon be equipped with high-tech night vision goggles (NVGs) after long-time supporter Energex committed $100,000 over two years to purchase eight sets of the equipment. Currently both rescue helicopters operate without the aid of night vision goggles even though more than a third of its lifesaving
