The Rolls-Royce engine destined for the Airbus A350 XWB has made its first flight aboard an A380 test aircraft. The Trent XWB development engine, fitted with a range of test sensors, was mounted on the A380’s inner left engine pylon where it replaced one of the A380’s Trent 900 engines. Airbus said the initial five
Modern day aircraft from six nations will join Mustang and Spitfire fighters of the past at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 75th Anniversary Air Show next month. Flight demonstrations by RAAF F/A-18A Hornets will headline the show, which will also feature static displays of the RAAF’s B737 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft as well as C-17
Skywest Airlines will take over the regular public transport (RPT) route connecting Perth and Derby (Curtin) following the collapse of Air Australia. Perth based Skywest will operate the route Monday through Friday beginning today, with flights leaving Perth at 6 am and departing Derby at 9:30am. Skywest will operate the route, which is regulated by
Creditors of Air Australia will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to liquidate the failed airline, but it appears likely there will be little to salvage after the carrier collapsed last week. Since Air Australia leased its aircraft and facilities, its few remaining assets would probably be limited to its air operator’s certificate, its engineering
Alliance Airlines has added a 737-400 to its fleet, with the ex Qantas and Qantas-Jetconnect aircraft now operated on Alliance’s behalf by New Zealand based Airwork. The aircraft, ZK-JTQ, arrived in Perth on Monday. It will be operate a twice daily mine charter between Perth and Karratha. It is pictured here transiting Adelaide on its
A union official has lashed out at Qantas plans to shed 500 jobs as illegal, saying the airline should be prosecuted under the Fair Work Act. Calling Qantas CEO Alan Joyce a “foul liar,” Transport Workers Union boss Tony Sheldon said the plan to cut jobs violated requirement laid out by Fair Work Australia and
