SIA goes double daily A380 to Sydney
Singapore Airlines has announced that it will operate a second daily A380 service on the Singapore-Sydney route during the northern winter scheduling season. The 471-seat A380 will operate on SQ231/222 in place of a 278-seat Boeing 777-300ER from October 31. Despite the increase in capacity, SIA will still operate four daily services between Singapore and
Pac Blue probed over Queenstown incident
The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched an investigation into an incident where the crew of a Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 elected to takeoff from Queenstown at a time when it was not permitted to due to the airport’s stringent operating criteria. The aircraft was operating a flight from Queenstown to Sydney with
ExecuJet appoints new managing director
ExecuJet has announced that Darren McGoldrick was appointed as its managing director Asia Pacific, effective from July 1. McGoldrick previously held the role of deputy managing director with responsibility for the support operations of ExecuJet in Australia.
SIA sees first quarter turnaround
The Singapore Airlines Group returned to profitability for the quarter ending June 30, aided by rebounding passenger and cargo traffic. The SIA Group recorded a net profit for the three months of S$253m (A$206m), compared to a loss of S$307m (A$250m) recorded during the same quarter last year. This came as Group revenues increased by
Canadian CH-148 contract re-baselined
The Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter program for the Canadian Forces has been renegotiated for a second time after continuing software development delays meant an interim capability delivery target for later this year is unlikely to be met. Twenty-eight CH-148s, a Canadian specific version of Sikorsky’s H-92, were ordered in 2004 to replace Canada’s ageing ship-borne
Sikorsky X2 reaches 225kt
Sikorsky says its X2 technology demonstrator unofficially broke the world speed record for helicopters on July 26 when it reached 225kt (417km/h) during a one hour flight. The speed beats the official record of 216kt recorded by a Westland Lynx in 1986, but will not be recognised as an official record until witnessed by an
