Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider rigid coaxial rotor prototype made its first flight from the company’s Development Flight Center at West Palm Beach, Florida, on May 22, testing the new design’s airworthiness in the low-speed flight environment. The S-97 program’s chief pilot Bill Fell and co-pilot Kevin Bredenbeck flew N971SK for almost an hour, putting the Raider
Air New Zealand has completed the refurbishment of its Sydney Airport lounge, boosting seating capacity and adding a number of new features that will be progressively rolled out across other lounges in period ahead. Recognising the importance Australia plays in Air NZ’s route network, Sydney was the first port chosen to showcase the airline’s new
Caboolture’s Airwork Helicopters has recently obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Australian Parts Manufacturing Approval (APMA) from CASA to manufacture a new composite tail rotor blade for the Bell 206 series of helicopters. Following four years of development and certification, Airwork Helicopters has commenced production of the Kevlar and carbon fibre blades which founder
Qantas has ended Virgin Australia’s run as the nation’s most punctual airline. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed 87.9 per cent of all Qantas domestic flights departed on time in April, while 86 per cent of its services arrived at the gate on time. The Flying Kangaroos came in
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says its US$80 million investment to introduce a premium economy cabin on its Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A380 and A350 fleet will boost yields and meet the demands of a growing customer segment willing to pay more for some additional in-flight comforts. And the airline is promising to offer “hard to refuse” prices
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will add Cairns as its fifth Australian destination and introduce flights to Auckland from December with Airbus A320s. The new four times a week service kicks off on December 1 and will operate via a Manila-Cairns-Auckland routing, the airline said on Wednesday. Currently, Philippine Airlines serves Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane via Darwin
