Shenzhen to join Star Alliance
Chinese carrier Shenzhen Airlines has been approved to join the Star Alliance network, after unanimous approval by its chief executive board. “With the approval of our chief executive board we today formally start the integration process of Shenzhen Airlines, which upon completion will allow Star Alliance to once again enlarge its offer across mainland China
Virgin signs up to Aussie biofuel initiative
Virgin Australia has partnered with the Renewable Oil Corporation (ROC), Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (DYMTF) and the Future Farm Industries Co-operative Research Centre (FFI CRC) to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel, aimed at reducing environmental impact and helping Australian farms. The partnership will experiment with the use of fast pyrolysis technology developed by Dynamotive to
The Tiger Airways crew of a flight that descended below the minimum safe altitude on approach to Melbourne Airport on June 7 “did not notice” a disparity for that altitude between the paper approach chart they were using and the database in the aircraft’s FMGS (flight management guidance and envelope system), an ATSB preliminary report
Tiger Australia CEO steps down
Tiger Airways Australia CEO Crawford Rix has stood down in the wake of CASA’s descision to seek to extend the grounding of the airline through to August 1. “Tiger Airways Australia’s current CEO, Mr Crawford Rix, will leave the airline on 31 July 2011,” the airline said in a statement issued late in the evening
Great Crusade Qantas 747 spotted
Qantas 747-400 VH-OJO has been spotted wearing special markings to promote the airline’s ‘Great Crusade’ marketing campaign in support of the upcoming Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. It is the second aircraft to wear Great Crusade markings, after Jetconnect operated 737-800 ZK-ZQF. The ‘Great Crusade’ is a competition for rugby fans to win places
CASA extends Tiger grounding to August 1
Tiger Airways Australia could now remain grounded until August 1 after CASA announced it was seeking to have the airline’s initial five day grounding extended by the Federal Court. “CASA is making the application to the Court because investigations into Tiger Airways Australia will not be completed by the end of the initial five working
