Qantas has confirmed that Jetstar has entered into talks with AirAsia over a “potential cost saving joint venture”, although indications are that it will not involve merging the two low cost carriers. Qantas released a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on December 18 confirming that the two have been involved in preliminary discussions, but
The International Air Services Commission has made a determination which will allow Strategic Airlines to operate its planned services from Brisbane to Denpasar. The IASC has allowed for the transfer of 408 seats originally allocated to Ozjet on the Indonesia route to Strategic. In addition, Strategic will be required to seek an additional 50 seats
Former Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti has been appointed to Investec Global Aircraft Fund’s investment committee. IGAF currently has a portfolio of seven aircraft valued at over US$500m (A$561m) and is currently raising capital to invest in more aircraft.
Eurocopter’s 16-seat medium-lift EC175 made its ‘official’ first flight on December 17 from Eurocopter’s Marignane, France, facility. However, the December 17 flight was in fact the type’s sixth, with the actual first flight occurring nearly two weeks earlier on December 4. During the December 17 flight EC175 ‘prototype 1’ F-WWPB performed as part of a rehearsed handling display of
The University of Queensland and Brisbane based V-TOL Aerospace have signed a collaboration agreement which will give aerospace engineering students and researchers the opportunity to work on real-life Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) projects. “V-TOL Aerospace is a dynamic company with interesting ideas for the future of the UAV industry and through this link we hope
Fresh from signing a new agreement with Chevron Australia to provide aviation services to support the massive Gorgon LNG project off the coast of Western Australia, Cobham Aviation Services Australia has signed agreements with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to lease two additional Avro RJ100s and extend the lease on a BAe 146-300 already operated by
