Tiger reassures ACCC over flight suspensions
Tiger Airways has made a written commitment to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) concerning the refunding of tickets for its suspended services and how it communicates with affected passengers. “The ACCC decision to accept this commitment from Tiger Airways provides clarity to affected consumers and ensures that they are not left out of
Embraer assembles first fuselage for Legacy 500
Embraer has announced that the first fuselage of its new Legacy 500 executive jet has been assembled in Brazil, as the aircraft moves closer to making its first flight later this year. All three fuselage sections (cockpit, centre and aft) were joined at the manufacturer’s São José dos Campos facility, with Embraer using aluminium alloy
RAAF’s latest three Super Hornets arrive
The RAAF now has 18 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets in service with the delivery of a further three jets to RAAF Base Amberley last week. The jets – A44-216, -217 and -218 – were ferried across the Pacific by 6SQN aircrews, and touched down at Amberley on July 14. They comprised the fourth batch of
Pax numbers hit 20 million mark at Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport has announced a 5.4 per cent increase in passenger numbers for the 2010-11 financial year, with a record 20 million international and domestic passengers passing through its terminals. “We’ve had more than our fair share of disasters this year, however the strong Aussie dollar has encouraged more people to travel abroad while domestically
800th A330 delivered
Airbus has delivered its 800th customer A330, with the handover of an A330-200 Freighter to Aircastle Advisor Ltd on July 13. The aircraft, which will be operated by HNA group, is the third A330-200F to be added to the company’s fleet. According to Airbus, over 1140 A330s have been ordered to date.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published a preliminary report into the June 30 missed approach by a Tiger Airways A320 at Avalon Airport, during which it descended 400ft below the published minimum safe altitude for the area. The aircraft, registration VH-VNC, callsign ‘Go Cat 6207′ was operating a flight from Sydney to Avalon
