Kiwis to run LAX ‘super lounge’
Air New Zealand will design and operate a new Star Alliance ‘super-lounge’ at Los Angeles International Airport as it prepares to move into the airport’s upgraded international terminal. The new lounge, which will be used by eight Star Alliance partners including Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Swiss Air, will be three times the size of Air
AeroPearl takes two King Airs
Hawker Pacific has delivered two King Air 350i turboprop aircraft to AeroPearl. The aircraft will be based in Brisbane and used throughout the region in AeroPearl’s Flight Inspection Contract with Airservices Australia. They replace two older King Airs. “These King Air 350i turboprops will provide unmatched value, fuel efficiency and comfort while also meeting the very
Regional Express hopes its ten year birthday party can distract attention from an ugly public relations mauling after an insulting letter it sent to a passenger went public. In the letter, written in response to complaints of poor service on flights between Sydney and the southern NSW town of Griffith, a Rex employee writes that
Air New Zealand launches new livery
Few airlines seem as keen to tinker with their livery as Air New Zealand, which has announced plans for a full fleet update starting next year. The overhaul will see the tails of all new aircraft painted black and a modernisation of the airline’s lettering. The black tails follow a promotion last year that saw
Tiger trims losses, but profits still far away
Tiger Airways has trimmed its Australian losses as it returns to full operations, but says the intensifying capacity war between Qantas and Virgin Australia means it will take longer than expected for Tiger to turn a profit. Tiger reported an operating loss in Australia of $16 million for the three months ending in June, improving
EADS reports strong profits, more A350 delays
Airbus parent EADS has announced stronger than expected profits but further delays to its A350 program. EADS said net profits for the second quarter reached 461 million euros ($545m), up from 121 million euros in the same period last year. Sales were up 12 per cent to 13.5 billion euros, with the company’s order book
