Two Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Seahawk helicopters will be redeployed to Victoria today to work in support of the ADF’s Victorian Flood Response. The two Seahawks will relocate from RAAF Base Amberley, where they have been supporting Operation Queensland Flood Assist. It is expected the helicopters will assist in the movement of emergency services personnel
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has ordered 12 additional Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The announcement brings the total number of A330s ordered by GECAS to 32, and forms a key part of the lessor’s strategy to “expand our widebody product offerings to satisfy customer demand,” according to GECAS president and CEO Norman C T Liu. The
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has announced its first major restructure since the airport was privatised in 1997. A new organisational structure, senior leadership team, and a team of general managers feature among the changes, designed to meet the increasing challenges of running day-to-day operations at the airport. “Over the past 12 months we have reviewed
Virgin Blue today launched its first AFL branded 737, as the airline marks the beginning of its official partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL). The Adelaide Crows were the first AFL players to travel on the aircraft, VH-VUY, departing Adelaide this morning for a pre-season training camp on the Gold Coast. The AFL branded
QantasLink was due to resume services into and out of Rockhampton when the airport reopens today. The airline had suspended operations when Rockhampton Airport became closed to all airlines due to excessive flooding on January 1. QantasLink executive manager Narendra Kumar said the airline “was able to maintain services across its Queensland network” while the
Melbourne Airport has reported that a record 27.7 million passengers passed through its terminals last year, thanks in part to a strong December. The 27.7 million passenger figure represents a 10 per cent increase over 2009 passenger numbers, bolstered partly by a 14 per cent increase in international arrivals in 2010, to 5.9 million international
