Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) personnel have been given the chance to practice how to tackle fires on large passenger aircraft at a new training facility at Melbourne Airport. The facility was officially opened on April 16 by Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. The centrepiece of the Learning Academy Hot Fire Training
Qantas has unveiled its new uniforms to be worn by 12,600 staff from early 2014, designed by Paris-based Australian Martin Grant. Thirty-five different garments will be produced, featuring French navy suits and white shirts, and featuring Qantas red “variations” of ruby red and fuchsia pink, recreating, Qantas says, “the idea of the Qantas triangle, across
Bankstown-based Skyforce (formerly Pionair) has taken delivery of the first of two BAE-146QCs. The first aircraft – VH-SIF – previously operated with Titan in the UK on contract and ad hoc passenger and freight charter services as G-ZAPN. The aircraft is no stranger to the Antipodes, having been in service with Ansett New Zealand as
The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) chief commissioner Martin Dolan has urged owners of 100 Robinson R44 to replace the aircraft’s aluminium fuel tanks with bladder tanks before they face grounding by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) at the end of April. The ATSB recently released a preliminary investigation report into the fatal
The Jetstar Group has marked reaching 100 aircraft across its fleet with the unveiling of a specially-painted A320. The newest of the airline’s Sharklet-equipped A320s features 132 people from across the five Jetstar branded airlines doing the ‘Jetstar star jump’. The aircraft – VH-VFN – will operate on domestic routes in Australia and will visit New
Embraer delivered 29 aircraft during the first quarter of this year and grew its order backlog to US$13.3 billion for 211 E-Jets, an increase of US$800 million over December 31, 2012. Between January and March Embraer delivered 17 commercial aircraft and 12 business jets. Commercial aircraft included six E195s, eight E190s, two E175s and one E170.
