Embraer expects airlines in Australia and New Zealand will require up to 50 jet aircraft in the 70- to 130-seat market over the next decade as it touts the suitability of its new generation E2 jets for the local market. The Brazil-based manufacturer recently brought a mockup of its E2 jets to Sydney as part
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report into a fatal helicopter rescue winching accident where a patient slipped out of a rescue strop device while being winched on board. The tragic accident occurred on August 31 2013 while the rescue crew of Bell 412EP VH-VAS, call signed HEMS 5, was retrieving
Alliance Airlines is hoping to capture a slice of the Brisbane-Emerald market by offering seats on its fly-in/fly-out service for sale to the public. The airline hopes to sell the spare capacity on its three flights a week between Brisbane and Emerald with 80-seat Fokker F70LRs that currently service its mining and corporate contracts. Alliance
Jetstar Japan has launched a second international route with flights from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong due to take off on June 1. The low-cost carrier planned to start with three times a week service between Tokyo and Hong Kong with an Airbus A320, gradually increasing to daily by the start of September, according to
A Lockheed Super Constellation headed for the Qantas Founders Museum at Longreach has had its major components removed ahead of the aircraft’s shipment from the Philippines back to Australia. The Qantas Founders Museum purchased the Super Constellation, which has been grounded for 25 years, at an auction of old aircraft organised by the Manila International
Australian airlines posted healthy increases in passenger demand in February, suggesting the sluggish trends of recent times many be changing. Figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show Australian domestic revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) rose 3.4 per cent in February 2015, compared with the same month a year ago. And with airlines exercising capacity
