Butschek named as new Airbus EVP
Günter Butschek has been appointed as Airbus’s executive vice president (EVP) operations, effective from March 1. Butschek will replace current EVP Gerald Weber, and will also become chairman of the board of management of Airbus in Germany (Airbus Operations GmbH). Butschek, 50, comes from an automotive background, where has had more than 25 years of
Air New Zealand, Virgin Atlantic announce codeshare deal
Air New Zealand and Virgin Atlantic have signed a codesharing agreement covering flights between the UK and New Zealand via San Francisco and Sydney. Passengers will be able to book with Virgin Atlantic to travel on connecting journeys on the following Air New Zealand routes using Virgin’s VS flight code: Los Angeles to Rarotonga, San
Piper terminates Pipersport distributor arrangement
Piper Aircraft has terminated its business relationship with Czech Republic based Czech Sport Aircraft only a year after joining forces, citing differences in business philosophies. Czech Sport Aircraft’s SportCruiser Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) had been distributed by Piper under the PiperSport name by a separate dealer network, but Piper says differences soon emerged that caused
Brisbane Airport still open for business
Ground access to Brisbane Airport has been restricted due to the extensive flooding around South East Queensland, but flights have continued to operate without major disruption. Brisbane Airport’s international and domestic terminals, runways, taxiways, car parks and roads are all clear of water and operating, BAC advised in an 11.30 media statement today. Roads on
All black A320 breaks cover
The first of 14 Airbus A320s Air New Zealand has on order for its domestic fleet has emerged from the paintshop wearing its special ‘Crazy About Rugby’ all black paint scheme to commemorate the 2011 Rugby World Cup, which is being hosted in New Zealand. The A320 recently flew from Airbus’s Toulouse plant where it
G650 flies with electric backup hydraulic actuators
Gulfstream’s G650 has flown only using its electrically powered, fly-by-wire backup flight-control actuation system. Test pilots Jake Howard and Gary Freeman and flight test engineers Bill Osborne and Nathaniel Rutland evaluated G650 serial number 6001’s fly-by-wire system in electric backup actuation mode for 2 hours and 20 minutes of the 3 hours and 33 minute
