My family and I flew on Qantas from Sydney to LA and back in May for a short holiday. Remarkably, both flights left on time, they weren’t cancelled due to the discovery of rats on the aircraft, we didn’t divert into Noumea on the way home, all our bags came out at both ends unscathed,
An AirAsia firm order for no fewer than 200 A320neos has capped what Airbus says is a record airshow for order announcements, with a record US$72 billion worth of aircraft orders and commitments announced at the Paris Airshow for the European manufacturer. With its mammoth A320neo order, AirAsia becomes not only the largest customer for
RR to offer performance improvements for T56
Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Lockheed Martin to provide a number of “performance improvements” to the T56 family of engines, with its latest Series 3.5 engine enhancement kit. “As operators continue to look for ways to extend the service life of their C-130, P-3 and L-100 aircraft, the Series 3.5 engine
Boeing to support MRJ with Mitsubishi deal
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAC) has chosen Boeing to provide customer support services for its new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) family of aircraft. Under the agreement, announced at the Paris Airshow, Boeing’s Commercial Aviation Services division will provide MAC with “24/7 customer support including spare parts provisioning, service operations and field services”, as well as a
Senate enquiry recommends ATPL licence be minimum for “high capacity” jet airliners
The long awaited Senate enquiry into pilot training and airline safety has recommended that an ATPL should be the minimum licence standard for copilots on “high capacity” RPT jet airliners such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. “The committee is of the view that an ATPL should also be required for first officers in
Qantas streamlines domestic fares
Qantas is streamlining its domestic fare structure, moving from a five to a four tiered fare system from July 7. Instead of today’s ‘Red eDeal’, ‘Super Saver’, ‘Flexi Saver’, ‘Fully Flexible’ and ‘Business’ fares, the new fare levels will comprise Red eDeal, Flexi Saver, Fully Flexible and Business. Qantas says Red eDeals will be its
