Hawaiian re-orders A330s
Hawaiian Airlines has ordered an additional six Airbus A330-200s to join three already in service and six on order. The aircraft will be configured to seat 294 in two classes and be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700s. Hawaiian currently has three A330s in service leased from AWAS, with the first of those delivered in May.
Union playing safety card for industrial reasons – Joyce
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has accused AIPA (the Australian and International Pilots Association) of playing the “safety card” when it is instead waging an industrial dispute over Jetstar’s sacking of first officer Joe Eakins for a recent newspaper article, noting that Eakins had breached Jetstar’s code of conduct. “When something is related to industrial relations
Tiger adds new Avalon routes
Tiger Airways announced earlier in the month new destinations from Avalon Airport, with both Brisbane and Canberra to be served by direct links from the Victorian airport from February 2011. Tiger began operating flights from Avalon on November 9. Tiger is due to have 10 A320s in service by the end of the year, with
First KC-30A on track for 2010 handover
The first of five Airbus Military KC-30A MRTTs is due to be handed over to the RAAF in a ceremony in Madrid on December 22. The aircraft, believed to be A39-003, the third MRTT built and the second to be converted by Qantas Defence Services at Brisbane Airport, is due to be flown to Australia
DAB briefed on JSF
The US’s Defense Acquisitions Board (DAB) has been briefed on JSF Project Office head Vice Admiral David Venlet’s recommendations for the program, but no announcements are likely to be made for several months. Widely rumoured to include recommendations for an additional 12 months delay in development and up to US$5bn (A$5.2bn) in extra development funding,
JASSM added to Projects of Concern list
The Air 5418 Phase 1 project to integrate the Lockheed Martin AGM-154 JASSM missile with the RAAF’s fleet of F/A-18A/B Hornets has been added to the government’s growing list of Projects of Concern. The JASSM project is now running more than 12 months late due to ongoing integration issues with the missile to the Hornet’s
