Qantas announced two new routes will join its growing international network, with flights from Perth to Auckland and Johannesburg set to take off from December 2025. These routes unlock more connections for Australians across the airline’s international and domestic network which now spans more than 100 destinations around the world. New services also reinforce the growth of Qantas’ we...
The air taxi vertipad design developed by Skyportz has taken out the Blue Sky Innovation Award at the Avalon International Airshow in Australia. Innovation Awards Convenor, Dr Gregor Ferguson, said Skyportz' entry was very strong: it spotted a problem with down-wash velocities, anticipated that it could become significant (as it would affect the social license of all air taxi operato...
The Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025 has wrapped after six days, with a record industry attendance and strong public showing for the weekend airshow. Avalon 2025 attracted more than 200,000 attendances in total across the six days, including around 60,000 attendances across the three dedicated industry days, more than 10,000 above the 2023 industry total and more than 20,000 over the i...
North Queensland helicopter company Helipower ordered one new H125 helicopter this week, to join their existing fleet of five helicopters. Helipower specialises in rural, remote and off-shore air transport and aerial work services, from bases in Townsville, Rockhampton and Horn Island. Kelly Forster, Director and Chief Pilot at Helipower commented: “We’re excited to order our first...
Bell Textron is proud to be celebrating Kestrel Aviation 40th anniversary. As the operator of Australia’s largest Bell medium-twin fleet and the preeminent leader in aerial firefighting, Kestrel Aviation has been proudly protecting Australian communities for four decades, partnering and providing fire and emergency management agencies across the country with world-class service and supp...
The national carrier is reinforcing its longstanding commitment to regional Australia with $2 million in regional grants available for Australian based not-for-profit community groups and projects that benefit regional areas in 2025. In its fourth year, the Qantas Regional Grants program will provide a total of $10 million in grants over five years – $2 million each year – in the...
Bombardier Defense announce that Principle Finance, a renowned provider of customised operating lease for aircraft in Australia, has acquired two Bombardier Challenger 650 aircraft destined for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in Australia. The delivery of both aircraft is planned for 2026. Jean-Christophe Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Air...
Melbourne based helicopter operator, Microflite, has ordered an additional H125 to join their fleet in Australia, making it their 20th Airbus helicopter ordered over the years. This proven utility helicopter joins the fleet as part of Microflite’s strategy to continue to deliver the highest levels of safety available to their customers, with the H125 being the backbone of their fleet for all...
At Avalon Australian International Airshow Bell Textron announced the Queensland Police Service has entered into a second service provision contract for QPS POLAIR services for three additional Bell 429s, which will expand the number of Bell helicopters in its current fleet to six. In 2022, contract provider Surf Life Saving Queensland signed for three Bell 429s, operating the QPS P...
Bombardier has added a new Line Maintenance Station in Perth, Australia, further complementing its customer service footprint in the region and expanding its network of certified aircraft technicians. The company is also planning to open a second LMS in Sydney, Australia, later this year. The new Perth Line Maintenance Station brings Bombardier’s worldwide LMS presence to 10, provi...
Skyportz released its innovative vertipad patent that ameliorates downwash and outwash at Avalon International Airshow in Melbourne. The modular vertipad patent addresses one of the stand-out issues for Advanced Air Mobility in urban locations – amelioration of downwash and outwash. This issue has been highlighted by the FAA in January in their Engineering Brief 105A where the...
ACL Asia Pacific, part of the Airport Coordination Limited group, confirms its appointment as slot management provider at Australia’s Sydney Airport (SYD), effective 1 April 2025. The award follows a competitive process initiated by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. It is a strategically important win for ACL, introdu...
