Friday, October 07, 2005

Aviation: Australia's fourth domestic carrier set to fly

Australia's fourth domestic carrier OzJet, is set to start flying next month.Although still in talks with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), for an Air Operator's Certificate, the airline hopes to start taking requests for seats within weeks.

The airline is owned by Paul Stoddart, former owner of the Minardi Formula One team. Why does everything here have to be called, "Ozz", "Ozzie" or "Aussie"? I keep getting flashes of that great cultural cringe at the Atlanta Olympic games - blow up kangaroos on bicycles.