PAE gets PNG allocation
Pacific Air Express has been awarded an allocation of 17.5 tonnes of cargo capacity on the Papua New Guinea route, which will allow it to operate one weekly Boeing 737-300F service. PAE will be required to utilise the capacity by March 31 2010.
BA strike struck down by court
The High Court in the UK has issued an injunction against the Unite union preventing British Airways cabin crew from taking a 12 day strike over the Christmas period. “We are delighted for our customers that the threat of a Christmas strike has been lifted by the court,” BA said in a statement. “It is
Rex leases Saab 340s to Thai carrier
Regional Express announced on December 18 that it has leased two Saab 340Bs to Thai regional carrier SGA Airlines. The aircraft are expected to be delivered on January 5. SGA Airlines is affiliated with low cost carrier Nok Air, and operates services from Chiang Mai to Mae Honson and Udon Thani.
Jetstar to accept UATP and Diners
Jetstar will now accept Universal Air Travel Plan and Diners Club cards as forms of payment for customers in the Asia Pacific region. UATP and Diners Club payment methods are particularly popular with businesses and corporate travellers, and this move represent further expansion of Jetstar’s distribution channels.
Borghetti joins Investec
Former Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti has been appointed to Investec Global Aircraft Fund’s investment committee. IGAF currently has a portfolio of seven aircraft valued at over US$500m (A$561m) and is currently raising capital to invest in more aircraft.
EC175 makes first flight
Eurocopter’s 16-seat medium-lift EC175 made its ‘official’ first flight on December 17 from Eurocopter’s Marignane, France, facility. However, the December 17 flight was in fact the type’s sixth, with the actual first flight occurring nearly two weeks earlier on December 4. During the December 17 flight EC175 ‘prototype 1’ F-WWPB performed as part of a rehearsed handling display of
