Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways has been awarded seven extra frequencies per week to Australia’s gateway cities following negotiations between the UAE and Australian governments in Canberra this week. The new capacity grants will allow Etihad to operate an additional seven weekly services to gateway destinations of Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane. The airline has
Strategic Airlines has confirmed that it plans to start services on the Perth-Denpasar route from mid year, as well as lead a push into the lucrative resource charter market, with the arrival of its Perth based A320 in early February. The A320 is configured in a 180-seat, all economy layout and will initially be used
Hawker Pacific has delivered the first of five new build Beechcraft King Air 350s to the RAAF’s 38 Squadron in Townsville. The aircraft are being provided under a long term performance based, turnkey lease and support contract with the Defence Materiel Organisation, signed in November 2009, to supply and support King Air 350 interim ADF
Rolls-Royce has announced that Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology graduate Jason Seris has been chosen to join its Graduate Leadership Development Program, making him the first Australian to be accepted in the North American leadership program. Seris, who holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering with First Class Honours, was selected after completing an internship at
CASA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making proposing to change the cabin crew to passenger seat ratio to bring Australia in line with international standards. Key parts of the proposal include changing the ratio of cabin crew to passenger seats from 1:36 to 1:50 for passenger aircraft with more than 36 and fewer
LAN Airlines has appointed two staff to new positions within its local marketing team. Joanna Raeder will take up the newly created role of marketing manager, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, responsible for developing and implementing the airline’s promotional activities, branding strategy and online campaigns, and implementing and assessing marketing plans. Yendi Benitez has also
