A new helicopter transfer service between Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs and Melbourne Airport in the northwest has been launched by Victorian Minister responsible for the Aviation Industry, Gordon Rich-Phillips. The ‘Heli-Express’ service is operated by Air Melbourne using AgustaWestland A109 machines, and cuts the 90 minute or more road trip to just 12
Airbus has launched the fourth biennial Fly Your Ideas Challenge which is designed to challenge the next generation of students to stretch their imagination and to re-invent the norms associated with air travel today. The global competition was granted UNESCO patronage in 2012, and offers students an opportunity to work with a team of aviation
Qantas and oneworld partners Cathay Pacific and British Airways have officially opened their new Business Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport. A joint release says the lounge is designed to reflect “Californian culture combined with signature elements from each airline, featuring a communal fireplace to relax and socialise around and a central glass atrium providing
Two RAAF C-130Js from Richmond’s 37SQN and 68 personnel have deployed to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska to participate in Exercise Red Flag Alaska 14-2. The two week exercise runs from June 12 to 27, and also includes units from the US and Japan. “We’ll be flying Hercules on tactical airlift missions as part
A flight test program is a finely-tuned schedule, down to the most detailed demonstration and with every minute of flight time accounted for. The deadlines of certification and delivery loom ever closer as the engineers and pilots continue to put the aircraft through its paces. Still, last week, Airbus was able to somehow wedge a
The Boeing 787-9 has been certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for commercial service. The certification follows the completion of flight testing in May, and clears the way for the first 787-9 to be delivered and enter commercial service with Air New Zealand. “Certification is the
