Sightseeing operators gain from flooding rains Lake Eyre, the world’s biggest salt lake, has become a major focus for air tourism, with an upsurge in flights this year being caused by widespread outback flooding from torrential monsoon rains. Aviation firms and private pilots have been drawn to the region by periodic floods, which inundate the

The global air travel chaos from Iceland’s volcano The travel chaos and dislocation for millions of passengers caused by the ash cloud from the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano in April sent shockwaves around the world and shudders through airline boardrooms and no doubt in the corridors of political power. Just one small eruption closed

Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand have revealed a planned revenue sharing trans-Tasman alliance. The non-equity alliance, announced on May 3, would see Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand between them share just over 55 per cent of the trans Tasman market through a codesharing deal covering a combined 210 flights a week. This content

Commercial  Brisbane Company to Build 747 Parts Brisbane Based Company Ferra Engineering Has Been Awarded a Five Year Build-to-order Contract From Boeing to Build 50 Machined Components for 747-400s. Ferra Was Identified Through Boeing’s Office of Australian Industry Capability (Oaic), Which Was Established in 2008 in Conjunction With the Defence Materiel Organisation to Assist Australian