The final phase of operations from Emirates’ new Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport, including flights to and from New Zealand, began on 11 November. The terminal began limited operations from the terminal 20 days before it opened completely in a deliberate effort to “fine-tune” procedures and systems before full-scale operations began. During the first 20 days of operations, more than 1,700 ...

By Rob Neil. Microflite Helicopter Services’ fleet of Eurocopters, with their bright red and tasteful gold livery, is simultaneously obvious and distinctive, yet contradictingly subtle. As Rob Neil discovered, they have become Melbourne landmarks almost as familiar as Flinders Street Station, Federation Square or the Crown Casino, opposite which Microflite has an exclusive downtown river helipad. Two and a half years ago, ...

Microflite Helicopters Melbourne-based Microflite Helicopters deliberately targets the “upper end” of the charter, corporate and aerial filming roles with a growing fleet of new and near-new Eurocopter helicopters. Pacific Wings visited the company with the nice red helicopters on the big red continent recently. Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club—80 Years Young Graeme Claridge summarises a very successful first 80 years of ...