Shipment of a Lockheed Super Constellation purchased by the Qantas Founders Museum back to Australia has moved a step closer after the aircraft was recently raised out of the ground and had its wheels replaced. Qantas Founders Museum chief executive Tony Martin says the aircraft, which is similar to those flown by Qantas in the
Jetstar management and its Australian-based pilots are headed back to the negotiating table after the overwhelming rejection a proposed new enterprise bargaining agreement that included an 18-month pay freeze. Some 94.68 per cent of Jetstar’s Australian-based pilots who fly the low-cost carrier’s Airbus A320s, A330s and Boeing 787s voted against the EBA, the Australian
Visitors to the 2015 Avalon Airshow are in for a treat with confirmation the F-22 Raptor will return to delight crowds with a flying display. Airshow organisers, who describe the aircraft as an “awesome piece of military hardware”, said on Thursday a US Air Force Raptor Display Team will make the trip from its Langley
The federal government has begun the process for an environmental assessment of Badgerys Creek as the proposed site for a second Sydney airport. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss says the referral of the proposed airport to Environment Minister Greg Hunt is a “precursor in meeting our environmental obligations
Cathay Pacific has commenced Boeing 777-300ER operations to Sydney. The Hong Kong-based carrier has upguaged one of its four daily Airbus A330-300 services to the NSW capital to the larger Boeing aircraft. The first 777 flight landed at Sydney Airport on Wednesday evening and the larger Boeing will be used three days a week until
Australian pilots are increasingly finding a home at overseas airlines, including China Southern, amid continued demand for pilots worldwide to meet the growth in air travel. The Guangzhou-based Chinese carrier has 14 Australian pilots in its ranks, having recently inducted 10 new pilots from this country into its operations. There are a further four Australians currently
