Air NZ appoints new board member
Air New Zealand has appointed an experienced sporting administrator and qualified accountant to the board. The airline said on Thursday Dame Therese Walsh would take her seat at the board table on May 1, bringing to seven the number of directors on the board. Currently, Walsh is on the board of the New Zealand stock exchange,
First Gulfstream G600 flight test aircraft takes shape
Construction of the first Gulfstream G600 flight test aircraft has reached a significant milestone with the joining of the wing to the fuselage. Gulfstream released a photo on Tuesday (US time) showing the wing joining the fuselage on the first G600 that will be used for the type’s flight test program. The company has already
Fiji Airways hands down record profit and looks towards tourism recovery after Tropical Cyclone Winston
New Fiji Airways chief executive Andre Viljoen says 2016 will be a year of challenges and opportunities as the airline grows its international network and deals with the fallout from Tropical Cyclone Winston after handing down a record profit result. The airline group, which covers Fiji Airways, Fiji Link and other subsidiaries, reported profit before
CAE to develop C-130J fuselage trainer for the RAAF
CAE Australia has been awarded a contract by the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) to develop a C-130J Hercules fuselage cargo compartment trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The trainer, which is due to be delivered to RAAF Base Richmond in 2018, will be used to provide high-fidelity training to loadmasters, CAE
Qantas introduces “Status Hold” for parents
Qantas frequent flyers will be able to maintain their status level for 18 months should they take time off to care for a new addition to the family such as a newborn, foster child or adopted child. In a similar scheme to Virgin Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program, Qantas’s “Status Hold” will allow parents who
Virgin links up with Alitalia
Virgin Australia is boosting its international network and frequent flyer program through a codeshare agreement and frequent flyer partnership with Alitalia. Initially, Virgin will place its VA airline code on the Italian flag carrier’s flights from Abu Dhabi to Rome and Milan (Malpensa), which are operated by Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 aircraft. Frequent flyer
