Qantas has updated its training manuals for visual approaches after an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation found a pilot flew an Airbus A330-200 carrying 211 passengers and 11 crew too low on approach to Melbourne Airport. The March 8 2013 incident involved Qantas A330-200 VH-EBV flying from Sydney to Melbourne and on descent into Tullamarine
Qantas and American Airlines can begin selling tickets for their proposed new trans-Pacific flights after their expanded alliance received provisional approval from Australia’s competition watchdog. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted Qantas and American interim authorisation for the tie-up, which has been expanded to include Qantas’s return to San Francisco and the
Brisbane Airport will welcome a new airline in 2016 when Air Canada launches direct services between Vancouver and the Queensland capital. Air Canada on Wednesday (North American time) announced it would serve Brisbane three times a week with Boeing 787-8s from June 17. It will be the only direct flight between Brisbane and Canada. “The new
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its Bluecopter, a modified H135 demonstrator designed to validate a number of new components and features to make its helicopters quieter and more fuel efficient with reduced environmental emissions. The Bluecopter made its public debut at Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth, Germany, facility on July 7 where it performed a handling display, but had
ATR’s “green” demonstrator aircraft has made its first flight as part of efforts to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. ATR 72 prototype F-WWEY took off from Toulouse Airport on Wednesday at 0718 local time according to flight tracking website Flightradar24 and was in the air for a little under two hours. The purpose
The Australian Airports Association (AAA) has added a number of new categories in its annual awards to recognise excellence among the nation’s airports in areas such as customer service, sustainability and commercial development. The national airport industry awards will in 2015 have new “small regional” and “large regional” categories in a bid to get more
