Virgin Australia has launched its new, 200-seat airport lounge at Brisbane’s domestic terminal, designed by architect Tim Greer of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer. The redesigned lounge features four main areas – a central lounge seating area with fabric and leather chairs, a ‘hearth dining’ area by the main entrance for “communal dining and socialising”, a ‘long
Defence Minister Stephen Smith has told ABC Radio’s AM program that acquiring extra Super Hornets for the RAAF was a likely option should the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter be further delayed. When asked if acquiring more Super Hornets was an option, Smith answered, “Well, that’s an obvious option, but we need to take this step
IAG (the parent company of British Airways and Iberia) has signed a firm order for eight Airbus A330-300s, confirming a deal announced earlier this year. The aircraft, to be powered by GE CF6s, will be operated by Iberia.
RAAF F/A-18 Hornets have conducted a “familiarisation sortie” with Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) F-15 fighters, the first time aircraft from the two air arms have exercised together in a bilateral environment. The flight, conducted on July 14 during Exercise Red Flag Alaska, involved 3SQN F/A-18s and F-15s from the JASDF’s No 4 Air
CASA’s director of aviation safety John McCormick has described the regulator’s decision to ground Tiger Airways as an “extraordinary action” that came due to “concerns about Tiger’s ability to operate safely”. The CASA boss used his monthly emailed newsletter to industry, ‘CASA Briefing’, to explain the decision in his first public comments on the high
CASA has certified the Embraer Phenom 300, clearing the way for deliveries of the light business to Australian customers. “This TC paves the way for sales and deliveries of Phenom 300’s in Australia, given the aircraft’s suitability to the country and its multiple uses and we anticipate sales and deliveries to happen soon,” said Jose
