Air NZ rules out bird strike for NZ175
Air New Zealand has ruled out a bird strike as the cause of the engine problem which forced a Perth-bound Boeing 767 operating to NZ175 to return to Auckland on June 9. “The pilots reduced takeoff thrust as normal when they were airborne, but at this time there was an interruption to the airflow through
First Chinese carrier almost completed
China’s new 300m long ex-Soviet aircraft carrier is nearing completion,with top People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officials now confirming the existence of the ship. The new carrier, now known as the ShiLang, is the ex Varyag, which was bought from a Ukrainian shipyard in 1998. The Varyag had been under construction in the Ukraine in the
A Perth bound Air New Zealand Boeing 767-300ER has returned to Auckland following “a problem” with the aircraft’s “left hand engine shortly after takeoff” at 2.35pm this afternoon (June 9). The 767, operating flight NZ175, subsequently landed at Auckland Airport by 2.52pm and taxied to the gate without further incident. “The incident occurred just after takeoff
The ATBS is investigating an incident involving a Tiger Airways Airbus A320 at Melbourne airport on Tuesday night (June 7), which saw the aircraft descend below the minimum safe altitude on approach. “An Airbus A320 aircraft, registered VH-VNG and operated by Tiger Airways Australia Pty Limited as flight TGW5207, was on approach into Melbourne, Victoria,”
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted “interim authorisation” to Qantas and American Airlines’ proposed Joint Business Agreement (JBA), which will allow the airlines to undertake a coordinated “sales and marketing campaign” in Australia and the United States. Qantas had sought the interim approval to allow joint sales and marketing for its recently
SACL appoints Mather MD & CEO
Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) has announced the appointment of Kerrie Mather as managing director and CEO of Sydney Airport, effective from July 1. Mather, who will continue in her current role as CEO of private airport ownership group MAp, has “15 years of relevant airport sector experience”, according to SACL chairman Max Moore-Wilton. Wilton
