Global passenger demand slowed in September
Demand for air travel grew at its slowest pace in seven months in September as two hurricanes that swept through the Americas devastated communities in the region and prompted travellers to reconsider travel plans, a report says. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says total revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) rose 5.7 per cent in September,
Airbus says the largest variant of its A350 is on track to receive type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) before the end of November, paving the way for first delivery to launch customer Qatar Airways “in the coming weeks”. The company said the A350-1000 completed its functional and reliability testing, which covered
ACCC says AirAsia to refund those incorrectly charged passenger movement charge
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says low-cost carrier AirAsia will refund travellers that were incorrectly levied the passenger movement charge (PMC) over a near seven-year period. The ACCC said some children under 12 were charged the PMC when travelling on AirAsia from Darwin to Bali between December 2010 and September 2017. Children under 12
Qatar Airways buys 9.61 per cent stake in Cathay Pacific
Qatar Airways has bought a 9.61 per cent stake in Cathay Pacific, citing the Hong Kong-based carrier’s “massive potential” for the future. The Doha-headquartered airline has acquired the 378,188,000 shares in Cathay Pacific from Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd, which is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Kingboard Chemical said in a statement to the
Australia and US sign Next Generation Jammer development MOU
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the US Navy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-band (NGJ-MB) capability. Next Generation Jammer is an external jamming pod that will replace the ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System on EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft. The jammer technology will
The Royal Australian Air Force’s 35 Squadron has deployed a C-27J Spartan to participate in a major international exercise for the first time since the battlefield airlifter was brought into serviced. The aircraft was deployed to New Zealand to provide an air mobility capability for Exercise Southern Katipo 2017, which is the New Zealand Defence Force’s
