The ramp-up in production follows strong performance during ground and flight testing, the manufacturer says, with multiple aircraft now undergoing evaluation.
Speaking exclusively to Australian Aviation, Alan Milne, who has returned to the PNG flag carrier after five years, said he is retaining 100% ownership of East Air, which he purchased last year after leaving his post as CEO of Skytrans.
The 33 new critical care doctors, who will be deployed to the Darling Downs, Sunshine Coast, Wide-Bay Burnett, Maranoa, North Queensland and Brisbane regions, have undergone “a week of intensive aeromedical training” at Brisbane Airport’s LifeFlight Tr…
The findings, published as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program investigation, mark one of the most serious official rebukes of a human spaceflight mission in recent years and underscore ongoing challenges with Starliner, which was intended to serve …
The damning report from the inquiry into the shuttering of the three bases, which is slated for April this year despite outcry from staff and elected officials, concluded that Qantas had not done enough to consult with stakeholders on the closures or p…
Australia’s second-largest airline group wrested the triple crown away from the Flying Kangaroo in January, according to the latest BITRE data, beating Qantas in on-time arrivals, on-time departures, and completion rates, again cancelling fewer than on…
In a post on LinkedIn, the Flying Kangaroo said fuselage sections and wings have now been joined on the aircraft, with the tail also installed this past week. It comes after the first of the new aircraft left the initial assembly line in November.
The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has excoriated Experience Co and its subsidiary Skydive Australia, which the union says has applied to the government to hire 37 cheaper overseas workers while axing its local training program. The company says it is…
The airline, which specialises in FIFO, charter and wet-leasing operations, still expects a full-year profit of between $35 and $40 million before tax, and plans to gradually phase out its Fokker 70 and 100 fleet. It comes after the airline appeared to…
In its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for January 2026, Airservices said broader trends are pointing towards continued improvement in air traffic management, with service variations down 65 per cent on the previous year.