A Lockheed Hercules firefighting air tanker has arrived at RAAF Base Richmond ahead of entering service with the NSW Rural Fire Service. The stretched L-100-30 (model 382G) Hercules, registered N405LC to Lynden Air Cargo and on contract from Coulson Flying Tankers of Portland, Oregon, arrived at Brisbane Airport on Sunday afternoon. After an overnight, it then headed to RAAF
Jetstar’s expansion into regional New Zealand will kick off on December 1 with flights from Auckland to Napier and Nelson. The inaugural two routes will be followed by New Plymouth-Auckland, Palmerston North-Auckland and Nelson-Wellington from February 1 2016, Jetstar said on Monday. Jetstar Australia and New Zealand chief executive David Hall announced the new services
International Air Transport Association (IATA) chief executive Tony Tyler has announced his retirement. The former boss of Cathay Pacific will step down as IATA chief executive and director general in June 2016 after five years in the role, the association said in a statement on August 28. “After five years as director general and CEO
With the successful orbiting of its I-5 F3 satellite on Friday, Inmarsat has the third of three satellites that will enable it to offer truly global Ka-band broadband connectivity to airlines and their passengers. In a livestreamed broadcast via YouTube, the 705,000kg, 58.2m ILS launch assembly lifted off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in western Kazakhstan, with
Boeing is set to provide the first four P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and nine additional aircraft for the US Navy, having received a contract worth US$1.49 billion. The contract modification for the manufacture and delivery of full-rate production Lot II aircraft also provides for the procurement of
Regional Express (Rex) has reported a double-digit fall in 2014/15 full year net profit and says the future is uncertain amid ongoing weakness in Australia’s resources sector and declining passenger numbers. The company said on Friday net profit for the 12 months to June 30 2015 tumbled 13.6 per cent to $6.67 million, compared with
