This season has seen around 3,000 drops by both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, up from 1,399 hours in the previous period, which the state government has attributed to longer and larger fire incidents.
The super-pressure balloon lifted off from Wānaka Airport and will now spend 100 days or more flying around the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-latitudes, where it will measure neutral wind in the upper atmosphere.
The non-stop Malaysia Airlines flights will operate using an A330-300 and add 75,000 annual seats between Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur. According to Brisbane Airport, the service will generate $54 million for the local economy in its first year and offer …
The fourth annual Australian Aviation Awards are a nationwide platform of recognition for the individuals and businesses shaping Australia’s aviation sector.
Officers have noticed a “spike in bad behaviour” at major airports this year, the AFP says, charging 347 people with 408 offences in the year to 9 April, and 1180 people with 1442 criminal offences over the past 12 months.
Operating three times per week from 1 August, the service will use two of Jetstar’s new A320neo aircraft stationed at Gold Coast Airport, adding more than 58,000 low-fare seats per year.