The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has criticised the federal government’s new carbon tax, saying fuel hikes of six cents per litre “will add millions of dollars to regional operators’ costs”. “The Prime Minister claims that the carbon tax is aimed at the big polluters, but the regional aviation industry contributes around 0.2 per
Embraer has released its commercial and executive aircraft delivery figures for the second quarter of 2011. A total of 25 commercial and 23 executive jet deliveries were made in Q2, with the Embraer 190 and Phenom series of aircraft leading their respective categories. For the company’s commercial division, a total of 17 E-190s, five E-195s,
Boeing has forecast a $130 billion market for 970 aircraft for the Oceania region – Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific – over the next 20 years, its latest Current Market Outlook 2011 released at last month’s Paris Airshow shows. Single aisle aircraft will account for 69 per cent of the 970 aircraft expected
Qantas pilots have overwhelmingly voted in favour of protected industrial action following the failure to reach a resolution over a new Qantas Long Haul Pilots Agreement, with the pilot union demanding a contentious “Qantas flight/Qantas pilot clause” be part of the agreement. The ballot, which saw 89 per cent of eligible pilots participate, saw 94
Up to seven RAAF F/A-18 Hornets have begun their participation in this year’s Exercise Red Flag Alaska 11-2, a multinational air combat training exercise designed to test the skills of pilots and ground crew personnel in a realistic, combat environment. Based at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base, Red Flag Alaska will see Hornets from RAAF
Australia’s major airlines say they will pass on the costs of the federal government’s new carbon tax, estimating that domestic ticket prices will rise by around $3 a flight. The Qantas Group has estimated a $110 to $115 million cost impact on its business in the 2012-13 financial year, while Virgin Australia has warned of
