Jetstar commenced services between Melbourne and Ayers Rock Airport (Uluru) on June 29, with the inaugural flight JQ 664 departing Tullamarine with a full load. “We’ve seen a really positive response from travellers since we announced these flights in March and bookings remain strong,” Jetstar Australia and New Zealand CEO David Hall said in a
The NSW Government and Sydney Airport have announced they will jointly invest almost $500 million to improve ground traffic flow in and around Sydney Airport. The NSW Government will contribute more than $282 million towards road projects around the airport for WestConnex enabling works and other projects to address pinch points. The WestConnex project will
Boeing has delivered the 1,500th 747 model, a 747-830i to Lufthansa. The aircraft was handed over to the airline in Seattle on June 28 and, after a low level flypast of Boeing’s Everett facilities at Payne Field, continued on its delivery flight to Frankfurt. “Reaching this milestone delivery is a testament to the capabilities of
Regional Express has been unsuccessful in proceedings it brought against the Dubbo City Council in the NSW Land & Environment Court. The airline had argued that it should not have to pay screening charges or be forced to pass the costs of doing so at Dubbo Airport on to its passengers. The action was brought
A power outage attributed to an issue with an electrical substation caused chaos at Sydney Airport’s domestic Terminal 2 on Friday morning, resulting in disruptions to flights operated by tenants Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Tigerair and Regional Express. The outage, which lasted about three hours, meant airlines could not process passenger check-ins, nor could security screening
Defence has released this terrific image by FLTLT Michael Head showing a RAAF 33SQN KC-30A tanker refuelling two 3SQN F/A-18A Hornets, with a further four Hornets off each wingtip, during Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2014 last month.
