Air Tahiti Nui has confirmed the purchase of two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners due for delivery in 2018 when the airline celebrates its 20th anniversary. The French Polynesian airline announced the selection of the 787-9 to replace its Airbus A340-300 widebody fleet, which currently fly from Air Tahiti Nui’s Papeete hub to Tokyo Narita, Auckland, Los
The US Department of State has approved the possible provision of sustainment and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The federal government requested the potential sale, for which the principal contractor would be Boeing, of
Air NZ celebrates 75 years of flying
Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says the 75-year history of the airline is a cause for celebration. The NZ flag carrier took to the skies for the first time 75 years ago on April 30 1940, when a Short S30 flying boat ZK-AMA named Aotearoa left Auckland’s Mechanics Bay carrying nine passengers across the
Qantas says it trimmed capacity in the domestic market in March in response to weakness in the mining-related states of Western Australia and Queensland. The airline’s monthly traffic statistics released on Thursday showed Qantas mainline’s domestic capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASK) fell 3.2 per cent in March, compared with the prior corresponding period.
China Eastern, Qantas offer capacity conditions in fresh effort to win approval for proposed alliance
China Eastern and Qantas have offered a “capacity condition” on the Sydney-Shanghai route as part of their attempt to win over the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on their proposed alliance on Australia-China routes. The offer of a capacity condition is contained in the two carriers’ latest submission to the ACCC seeking approval for the
Two University of Sydney PhD candidates join global hypersonic flight research team
The European Space Agency says two Australian PhD researchers will join its Hexafly-Int project team looking at developing civil aircraft that are able to fly at hypersonic speeds. The two aeronautical engineering researchers from the University of Sydney, David Munk and Jonathan Jeyaratnam, are looking at the structural and aerodynamic design required for civil aircraft
