Air Tahiti Nui selects 787-9 to replace A340 fleet
French Polynesian airline Air Tahiti Nui is to replace its ageing Airbus A340-300 fleet with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Four 787-9 aircraft will arrive to succeed the airline’s five-strong A340-300 fleet, which were manufactured between 2001 and 2005 and operate from the airline’s Papeete hub to Tokyo Narita, Auckland, and Los Angeles with onward services from LAX
Air New Zealand pays out dividend, expresses confidence in network and products
Air New Zealand is paying out a 6.5c (NZD) dividend after pre-tax underlying earnings rose by 20 per cent to NZ$216 million in the first half of the airline’s 2015 financial year, despite statutory net profit after tax dropping by 6 per cent to NZ$133 million. A significant part of the reduced profit was NZ$14 million in losses
No ‘retrojet’ for Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has no plans for a retrojet to celebrate its 75th anniversary, head of global brand management Jodi Williams confirms to Australian Aviation, quashing rumours that the airline was due to paint its upcoming Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in a commemorative livery. “We did consider it – there are endless ideas for ways of celebrating – and normally
Qantas folds fuel surcharges into base fares, will not reduce overall pricing
Qantas is restructuring its international fares to fold the fuel surcharge into its base fares, a move that will be a benefit for travellers redeeming Qantas Frequent Flyer points. Yet despite record low fuel prices, and an IATA-estimated industry-wide increase in profits of 17 per cent, the airline is not intending to match rival Virgin Australia’s
QZ8501 recovery and investigation will affect Indonesia’s standing in the civil aviation world
On the ninth day since Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 was lost from radar contact between Singapore and Surabaya, a total of five large pieces of hypothetical aircraft wreckage and 30 bodies are all that the Indonesia-led international search and recovery effort has been located. The “big parts”, as search and rescue agency BASARNAS chief Bambang
AirAsia QZ8501: Scant progress, shifting search areas and ill-advised reports cloud recovery
One week since Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 disappeared from radar over the Java Sea, the recovery and investigation are proceeding slowly. Seasonally high seas and winds up to 56 km/h are continuing to complicate remote submersible and diver operations, while the search areas have been expanded slightly eastward and the Most Probable Area focus for the
