AUSTRALIA NEWS

Qantas' first Airbus A380 ferried to Australia in preparation for its return to service next year

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 11^th 2021 |

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the MRO joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus, announces that it delivered an A38...

Australia's Qantas cuts 6,000 jobs in post-COVID restructure

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 26^th 2020 |

Australia's Qantas is cutting 6,000 staff and grounding 100 planes for up to a year in a US$10 billion cost-cutting blitz in response to the COVID crisis, the airline...

Airport seizes Virgin Australia planes to recoup debt

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Apr 24^th 2020 |

Several Virgin Australia planes were seized Friday in what an airport operator said was an attempt to recoup debt from the carrier, which collapsed under the strain o...

Virgin Australia to go into administration

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Apr 22^nd 2020 |

Cash-strapped Virgin Australia collapsed Tuesday, making it the largest carrier yet to buckle under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged the global airline industry. In an announcement to the A...

Lockheed Martin Appoints Steve Froelich As Vice President Of Rotary And Mission Systems (RMS) Operations For Australia And New Zealand, And Programme Executive For AIR6500

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Nov 28^th 2019 |

Lockheed Martin has appointed Mr. Steve Froelich as the vicepresident of Rotary and Mission Systems operations for Au...

Nomination

Bombardier Transportation Announces New Managing Director for Australia

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Aug 16^th 2018 |

Senior rail industry leader, Paul Brown, takes over as managing director for AustraliaManagement change part of the ongoing transformation programme to strengthen Bomb...

Air New Zealand fined in Australia air cargo cartel case

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jun 27^th 2018 |

Air New Zealand was Wednesday fined Aus$15 million (US$11 million) by an Australian court for its part in a global air cargo cartel involving major international airl...

Australia concern as Qantas to list Taiwan as part of China

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jun 5^th 2018 |

Qantas is poised to list Taiwan as part of China on its websites, sparking concern Tuesday from Australia's foreign minister who said private firms must be able to co...

Australia investigators defend MH370 out-of-control scenario

AIR SECURITY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, May 22^nd 2018 |

Australian investigators Tuesday defended their findings that missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was out of control when it plunged into the ocean, despite renewe...

First direct Australia-Europe passenger service takes off

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Mar 26^th 2018 |

The "Kangaroo Route" from Australia to Britain became a shorter hop Saturday when the first direct passenger service left Perth for London, with the 17-hour flight se...

Crashed Australia seaplane recovered as deadly history revealed

AIR SECURITY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jan 4^th 2018 |

A seaplane that crashed into an Australian river, killing five British tourists and the pilot, was recovered Thursday as reports emerged of the aircraft's involvement...

F-35 stealth fighter data stolen in Australia defence hack

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 12^th 2017 |

Sensitive data about Australia's F-35 stealth fighter and P-8 surveillance aircraft programmes were stolen when a defence subcontractor was hacked using a tool widely...

Objects spotted near suspected MH370 crash site - Australia

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Aug 16^th 2017 |

Several "probably man-made" objects were floating near the suspected crash site of MH370 just weeks after it vanished, Australian researchers revealed Wednesday, more...

Australia finds crashed US military aircraft

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Aug 7^th 2017 |

A US military aircraft that crashed off the Australian coast has been found, authorities said Monday, with divers preparing to try and locate three missing marines.The MV-22 Osprey -- a hybrid helicopter-turboprop wi...

AirAsia jet returns to Australia after suspected bird strike

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jul 4^th 2017 |

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced to return to Australia shortly after take-off following a suspected bird strike, the carrier said Tuesday, the second inciden...