Mitsubishi Aircraft (MITAC) has confirmed the first flight of the aircraft has been delayed by up to six months, from late this year to during the second quarter of 2015. The company said the first delivery will take place two years later. In a statement confirming the revised MRJ schedule, Mitsubishi said: “ In the course
The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has reported on-time performance by Australia’s major airlines for July as being “worse than the long-term average performance for all routes”. Following a similar trend, the rate of flight cancellations was also higher. For July 2013, on-time performance over all routes operated by participating airlines averaged
RACQ CareFlight has recognised Aviation Australia’s ongoing contribution to the rescue service by applying the training organisation’s logo on one of its aircraft. Aviation Australia provides access to its facilities at Brisbane Airport for training and events, and through hosting fundraising activities. For the last 12 months Aviation Australia has contributed $30,000 to CareFlight, and
A documentary to be aired on the Seven Network is being produced on ‘Wallaby Airlines’ – the RAAF’s former Caribou fleet. Sydney-based television producer Linda Woods has tracked down many people involved from all five decades of Wallaby Airlines “to tell the story of the aircraft and the people who flew her”. Woods has discovered
Although he may have committed to doing something about a second airport for Sydney re-elected, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese continues to stifle both airport capacity and economic stimulus, recently removing three vital early-morning slots from Qantas. The slots, which had been granted for flights arriving between 0500 and 0600, were pivotal to Qantas’s renewed push
China Southern has announced it will operate daily direct flights from Guangzhou to Brisbane from November 21 for the at least the coming summer schedule, and possibly, depending on demand, “other peak periods”. The flights will be operated by the airline’s new Airbus A330-200s configured with flatbed business class seats and seatback screens in economy.
