Perth, Australia, 24 October 2021 – The Fokker 100, a Dutch workhorse from the 1980s with a seating capacity of 109 seats. The aircraft is powered by two Rolls-Royce Tay turbofan engines allowing a range of 1,400 nautical miles. Out of the 283 built, less than 110 are still in operation with 69% of those…
Alice Springs, Australia, 23 October 2021 – Alice Springs is a small town with a population of approximately 30,000 people located in the Red Centre of Australia. This isolated town is situated in an arid desert environment resulting in hot, dry weather with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees celsius. These weather conditions are perfect…
Western Australia, 23 January 2020 – Have you ever wondered who flies these massive firefighting aircraft and how they operate? Already this year, since January 2nd the Large Air Tankers [LAT] have conducted 23 drops in Western Australia on bushfires for a total of 346,000 litres of retardant. Operating these aircraft are highly experienced crew…
Brisbane, 12 July 2020 – Yesterday marked a historic day for Brisbane Airport as it celebrated the official opening of its new parallel runway. Here we have a selection of images taken at the official celebration event. More will follow soon along with our piece on the new runway. (Header Image © v1images.com/Stirling Day) Official…
Canberra, 2 April 2020 – Virgin Australia could be one of the largest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and global travel downturn after the Australian government rejected a bailout request by them to the tune of $1.4billion. Instead the government has suggested that Virgin Australia should seek to increase equity from its partners which include…