Australia's Airnorth plans to launch a service on the Darwin-Mt. Isa-Coolangatta route on 8 October.
It will operate an Embraer E-170 aircraft on the weekly service, says the carrier. If the route proves successful, the frequency will be increased, it adds.
Airnorth operates two E-170s, six Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias, and three Fairchild Metro 23s.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
The 200-plus old turboprops operating in Canada give Deutsche Aircraft reason for excitement.
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.
ATR has ended its effort to develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42-600 after failing to secure as many orders as it had hoped.
