Australia’s domestic carriers’ recent pullback of capacity growth appears yet to have an impact on prices, with the cost of the cheapest economy tickets remaining below last year’s levels. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ monthly measure of domestic ticket prices found best discount and full economy tickets in August were lower than
Forgacs, Australia’s largest shipbuilder, is spreading its wings into the aerospace sector through the takeover of a company that makes parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project. Newcastle-based Forgacs said this week it has acquired Broens, an engineering company that is part of the Joint Strike Fighter global supply chain. Forgacs chief executive Lindsay
After 20 days, 14 cities and 151,300 kilometres, Airbus A350XWB test aircraft MSN005 has returned to Toulouse from its world tour and is just weeks away from certification. Airbus has completed a series of route-proving flights with its newest aircraft, the last series of trials to demonstrate the A350s readiness for airline operations. “We are
A demonstration flight that crashed in the front garden of a house highlights the importance of pilots knowing their limitations and of thorough planning and preparation, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says. On May 10 2014, the pilot of Cirrus SR22 N802DK lost control while demonstrating the spin characteristics of the aircraft over Sydney’s
Dropping the departure tax, a common visa, trans-Tasman flights at more regional airports and better use of smartgate technology could boost tourist numbers from New Zealand to Australia by 200,000, a report says. The four reforms were outlined in the ‘Bringing Our Neighbour Closer’ report from the Tourism and Transport Forum, launched in Sydney on
Alliance Aviation says it is approaching the current year with confidence after a transition 2013/14 financial year where the charter and fly-in/fly-out airline operator posted a big drop in full year profit. Net profit after tax (NPAT) for the 12 months to June 30 2014 came in at $10.3 million, down 58 per cent from
