Bell Helicopters has received five firm orders and two potential follow-on orders for its 412EP twin engine aircraft from PT Dirgantara Indonesia. The helicopters will be delivered to Indonesian government agencies and are expected to arrive by the end of the year, Bell said. Bell announced a series of upgrades in 2010 to the evergreen 412 that
Australian Aviation senior contributor Geoffrey Thomas has been named 2011 Aviation Journalist of the Year as the magazine picked up a number of honours at the 12th annual Australian and New Zealand Aviation Media Awards on Friday evening. Thomas, who was honoured for his work in AA and Air Transport World, was also awarded Aviation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sv0IIVqZ58&feature=youtube_gdata_player Sydney Airport has proposed a major overhaul that would organise its terminals by airline rather than destination. The plan, as detailed in the video above, would see the current domestic terminals – T2 and T3 – allocated to Qantas, its subsidiary Jetstar and its international partners. The international terminal – T1 – would go
Singapore based start up Scoot Airlines has announced plans for a daily flight to Sydney once the long haul budget carrier is off the ground in mid-2012. New South Wales officials said the service would bring 400 passengers a day to Sydney and inject $146 million annually into the state economy. “This is a great
Skywest Airlines has taken delivery of a fourth ATR 72-500 turboprop which it will operate for Virgin Australia. Virgin is already operating the 68-seat turboprops on routes connecting Brisbane with Port Macquarie and Gladstone, and Sydney with Port Macquarie and Canberra. It plans to launch another ATR 72-500 service between Brisbane and Emerald. Skywest said
The European Union says it has complied with a World Trade Organization ruling that called on it to end illegal subsidies to Airbus. The case is part of a long running trade tiff with US, which claims that an estimated $18 billion in government aid for the European aircraft maker unfairly hurts Boeing. The US
