Boeing launches 737 MAX 10
Boeing has launched the 737 MAX 10 at the 2017 Paris Airshow with orders and commitments for 240 of the type from 10 customers. While the company has been publicly touting the proposed aircraft since as early as March 2017, the first day of the Paris Airshow marked the official introduction of what is the
Lufthansa keen on more Cathay cooperation
Lufthansa group chief executive Carsten Spohr says he is keen to work more closely with Cathay Pacific to build on their recently announced codeshare agreement, describing the Hong Kong-based carrier as a “perfect fit”. In April, the pan-European airline group comprising Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines began codesharing on Cathay’s flights from Hong Kong to
The Royal Australian Air Force has signed an agreement with Jeppesen and Tapestry Solutions to utilise the Mission Management Suite to optimise Air Mobility Group operations. The Mission Management Suite, formerly known as Jeppesen Operations Solution, will improve the Air Mobility Control Centre’s mission planning, operations management and resource scheduling capabilities. “Working with the Jeppesen and Tapestry
RAAF C-17 visits India
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster and crew have visited Indian Air Force counterparts to compare notes on operating the heavy transport. The visit to Air Force Station Hindon and Air Force Station Agra from June 12 to 16 included a series of briefings on each country’s capability and an opportunity to fly on
CAE has supported the Diamond Thunder distributed mission training exercise, which saw the RAAF network various simulation assets across the country as part of the new Air Warfare Instructors Course. The exercise involved the networking of F/A-18 classic Hornet simulators at both RAAF Base Williamtown and RAAF Base Tindal with the E-7A Wedgetail simulator at Williamtown and C-130J
China Airlines plans to offer daily flights from Taipei to Brisbane and Auckland by the end of 2017. Brisbane Airport said on Friday the Skyteam alliance member would add an extra three weekly Taipei-Brisbane-Auckland flights from December 2017, bringing the current four times a week schedule to daily. The route is served with Airbus A330
