Aussie FIFO carriers lead Fokker demand
Dutch planemaker Fokker placed 23 aircraft during the first half of 2012, including six to Australian airlines, the company has reported. Australian FIFO carriers Network Aviation and Alliance ordered five Fokker 100 jetliners and one Fokker 50, respectively. Network, a Qantas subsidiary, operates a current fleet of seven Fokker 100s, while Alliance operates five Fokker
Qantas to add Q400 flights to Tassie, Canberra
Qantas will add more than 1700 seats per week on services between Melbourne and Tasmania and increase capacity to Canberra beginning later this year, the airline announced today. The changes, which go into effect from October 29, include an increase from two to three daily flights between Melbourne and Hobart and five extra weekly flights
Cobham mods jets for gravel runways
FIFO carrier Cobham Aviation says it has opened up hundred of remote air strips to commercial jet service for the first time by modifying two BAe 146 aircraft with ‘gravel kits’ that protect the undercarriage and airframe during takeoff and landing. “Until now, companies operating out of gravel airstrips were forced to use turboprop aircraft,
Hawaiian to launch Auckland flights
Hawaiian Airlines will fly non-stop from Honolulu to Auckland from March next year, becoming the only US carrier to fly to New Zealand. The carrier said it will operate the flights three times weekly with Boeing 767-300ERs seating 264 passengers in a two-class layout. “New Zealanders are avid travellers and we believe the introduction of
Billing itself as the “official airline of Middle-earth”, Air New Zealand will turn a pair of its aircraft into flying advertisements for The Hobbit films as it seeks to capitalise on the expected popularity of the The Lord of the Rings prequels. As part of a two-year partnership with Warner Bros, the airline will repaint
Airbus chief says Boeing starting a price war
The new chief of Airbus says rival Boeing is engaging in a price war by discounting its 737 MAX airliner in a bid to steal marketshare from the Airbus A320neo. “Boeing is desperately trying now to boost the market share of the B737 MAX,” Fabrice Bregier told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. “They are
