A regional aviation industry group has lashed out at government support for carmaker Holden, saying the government has put the needs of a “huge multi-national” above those of small airlines serving rural Australia. “Detroit might be celebrating tonight but Australians who rely on regional air services are in shock,” Regional Aviation Association of Australia CEO
The international partners in the JSF program – including Australia – really need to come together to lobby the US government to recognise the disproportionate share of the early production costs of the F-35 they will be forced to pay in the next five years. The combined partner nation JSF requirement is about 750 aircraft,
Qantas has completed the refit of its fourth 747-400 and will introduce the aircraft on trans-Pacific routes by the end of this month. The refit program brings the 747-400 interior in line with that of Qantas’s Airbus A380s and includes redesigned seats, larger seatback inflight entertainment screens and fully-flat Skybeds in business class. The refurbished
Airbus has joined with Virgin Australia in studying the possibility of producing sustainable jet fuel out of eucalyptus trees. The consortium, which also includes the Future Farm Industries CRC, aims to have an alternative fuel pilot plant operating in Australia within the next year. The effort is focusing on a thermal conversion process known as
Alliance Aviation Services has announced plans to launch fly-in, fly-out services to the Argyle diamond mines in Western Australia. Under a contract with Rio Tinto Argyle Diamonds Ltd, Alliance will commence services from April 16 and will fly seven round trips per week between Perth and Argyle using Fokker 100 and Fokker 70LR aircraft. In
Melbourne Airport has released plans to begin work on its new $300 million domestic terminal in October with an aim to open the doors by July 2014. The 35,000 square metre T4 terminal, to be built to the south of the current T3, will be designed to accommodate up to 20 million passengers per year
