Airbus delivers 6000th aircraft
Airbus delivered its 6000th aircraft on January 19, an A380 to Emirates which is that carrier’s eighth of the type. To commemorate the milestone, more than 200 guests attended a special delivery ceremony at Airbus’s Hamburg delivery centre. The aircraft also features a special inscription alongside the Emirates livery noting that it is the 6000th
SIA loads higher in December
Singapore Airlines saw its network-wide passenger load factor increase to a healthy 84.3 per cent during December, albeit largely driven by cuts in capacity. For the month, the airline’s capacity in available seat kilometres was down 9.2 per cent on the same time last year, helping boost load factor by 4.4 percentage points. The number
BA cabin crew to vote for new strike
Cabin crew at British Airways will vote on January 25 whether to take strike action after talks with the airline failed to find a solution. The ballot comes after the Unite union attempted to hold a strike over the busy Christmas period which was overturned by the British High Court due to issues with the
India looks at KC-767
India has requested information from Boeing on the KC-767 tanker after the Indian Finance Ministry cancelled an order for six Airbus A330 based MRTT tankers last month. The request is for six KC-767s potentially valued at US$1.5bn (A$1.62bn), with Indian defence officials telling local media that they “urgently need refuellers” and that they intend to
RAF bans passengers from VC10s
The Royal Air Force has banned passengers from its fleet of 15 VC10 tanker transports due to airworthiness issues. “There are some areas where further investigation must be done to ensure that our airworthiness arrangements are at least as effective as for civilian aviation,” an RAF spokesman said in a statement, adding that the measure
US Army cancels Fire Scout
The US Army has notified Congress of its intention to cancel its requirement for an unmanned rotary winged aircraft, which was to be met by the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout, effectively ending its Class IV UAS requirement which was left over from the now defunct Future Combat System (FCS) overhaul of US Army vehicles
