Bristow Helicopters Australia, an affiliate of the US-based Bristow Group, has bought a controlling 85 per cent stake in Australian regional carrier and Qantas codeshare partner Airnorth. Bristow Group said in a regulatory filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission it paid A$30.3 million cash for the majority stake in Airnorth, with a further
Virgin Australia has flagged an underlying profit before tax of about $10 million for the first half of 2014/15 amid lower fuel prices and improving conditions in its core domestic market. The company said on Friday underlying profit before tax – which the airline regarded as the best indication of financial performance – came in
Tigerair Australia’s growth in passengers numbers has managed to keep pace with its capacity increases during the second quarter of 2014/15. Preliminary traffic statistics published by parent Virgin Australia on Friday showed Tigerair lifted capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASK), by 21.7 per cent in the three months to December 31 2014, compared with
An app offering landing tips and a scientist developing ways to reduce maintenance costs and are among the 12 nominees for the Aerospace Australia industry innovation awards. The nominees will be featured at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon, with the awards to be handed out at the event on February 24. Aerospace Australia chief
Some new generation business jets that have been produced since 2005 will now be able to land and take off at Sydney and Adelaide airports during curfew hours, the federal government says. The list of aircraft allowed to operate between 11pm and 6am at both airports has been updated following a review that commenced in September
Aircraft will have to report their location every 15 minutes under a proposal from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The ICAO recommendation, made at a meeting of its member states in Montreal on Wednesday, follows the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March 2014. The aircraft that operated the flight, a Boeing 777-200ER with registration 9M-MRO,
