By TOM GANNON
LATROBE Regional Airport’s future is ready to take off as council looks to grow development opportunities.
At its most recent meeting, Latrobe City adopted a key strategic document that sets out a four-year framework as part of a larger 20-year airport development plan for the council-owned facility.
The document considers new airport precincts, development opportunities and sets the requirements for future funding, government support and the timeline for aviation infrastructure upgrades.
Latrobe City Mayor Sharon Gibson said the developments could lead to the facility following a similar path to Avalon Airport, near Geelong.
“I’d love to see it being the Avalon of the east,” Cr Gibson said.
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Book tells remarkable story of pioneer Australian aviator Jim Hazelton
What motivates a pilot to sit in the cockpit of a light aircraft for days, overloaded with fuel, alone over a vast ocean? Discover the remarkable story of gifted Australian aviator, the late Jim Hazelton, on Thursday 3 June.
Central West Libraries will host the launch of ‘Jim Hazelton Born to Fly’ by Mark Nelson, which tells of the life of the first Australian to fly the Pacific solo in a single-engine aircraft in 1964.
BORN TO FLY: The Late Jim Hazelton.
Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said the Hazelton name was synonymous with aviation in the Central West, with Jim and brother Max founding Hazelton Airlines, which operated from 1953 to 2001.
Southern Cross University has awarded its Chancellor Nick Burton Taylor AM an honorary doctorate.
Mr Burton Taylor has served the University as Chancellor since 2014 and worked across a number of industries in his long and distinguished business career.
“I am both taken aback and grateful to receive such an honour from the very institution I have had the privilege of serving and championing for the last seven years,” Mr Burton Taylor said.
“As my time as Chancellor nears its natural conclusion I have pause to reflect on the achievements and momentum of Southern Cross University.”
The Chancellor said despite current conditions still being challenging, Southern Cross was now on the right trajectory to a strong and sustainable position.
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Ansett Australia (AN), a major Australian airline group, ceased operations in 2002 after 65 years of service.
Ansett Australia, headquartered in Melbourne, was a major Australian airline group. The airline operated throughout Australia and, beginning in the 1990s, to Asian destinations.
Following a financial crisis in 2001, the airline was put into administration and then consolidated liquidation in 2002, according to a deed of company agreement. The last flight landed on March 5, 2002.
Two Ansett Lockheed Model 10 Electra aircraft at Mildura in 1938. Photo: Museum Victoria Collections: http://mview.museum.vic.gov.au/paimages/mm/005/005092.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92401031
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A Downunder fare war has erupted with upstart REX flexing its wings with $49 fares on one of the world’s busiest routes from Sydney to Melbourne.
That deal has been immediately matched by Virgin Australia, which says it has “raised the bar even higher – matching some of the lowest airfares in the market – complete with checked-baggage, seat selection, double Velocity Points on eligible bookings and of course, our award-winning service.”
A Virgin spokesperson explained it was looking at new ways to get people back into the skies.
“We were the first Australian airline to introduce COVID-19 booking flexibility, have put more than 2 million seats on sale in the last week, and rolled out an informative health and wellbeing series on our social media channels to ensure travelers are comfortable when they next fly,” the spokesperson said in a statement to Channel 7.