Air NZ to increase domestic capacity
Air New Zealand has announced that it will add capacity to its domestic network from January next year due to growing demand and an expected surge in traffic due to the Rubgy World Cup. The airline said in a statement lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange that it plans to increase domestic capacity by 10.5
Second 747-8 joins flight test program
The second of three 747-8F flight test aircraft, RC522, successfully completed its first flight on the evening on March 14, taking off from Paine Field in Everett for a two-and-a-half-hour flight that landed at Boeing Field in Seattle. RC522, with Captain Kirk Vining, copilot Rick Braun and systems operator Joel Conard on board, reached an
Dates set for BA strike
Cabin crew at British Airways will hold a three day strike from March 20 and a four day strike from March 27, which are expected to cost the airline up to £140m. The Unite union which is representing cabin crew, says that BA has put forward a new formal offer to staff ahead of the
China to order 218 aircraft this year
Chinese airlines appear to be preparing to order up to 218 new aircraft this year to meet surging demand, according to the head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). According to state media agency Xinhua, CAAC director Li Jiaxiang said the orders will range from regional jets up to very large airliners to
FAA issues AD for 737NGs
The FAA has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) to operators and owners of Boeing 737NGs to inspect the aircraft’s elevator tab control mechanisms following an incident on a Ryanair 737-800. The FAA says the AD originated from a reported “failure of aft attach lugs on the left elevator tab control mechanism, which resulted in
Cathay Pacific flies to profit
Cathay Pacific has released its 2009 financial figures, showing that the consolidated Group earned a profit of HK$4.7bn (A$66.1m), reversing a loss from the year before. The profit came despite a 22.6 per cent fall in turnover to HK$67bn (A$9.4bn) due to lower demand and yields on both passenger and cargo services, although costs were
