Fiji Airways has announced new economy and business class menu offerings, and a rollout of additional passenger cabin enhancements. The airline announced the new catering concepts as part of a wider suite of changes which include new inflight entertainment, inflight duty free and inflight magazine, to be rolled out in stages. “As we continue to
The Canadian Government and Sikorsky have agreed on a revised delivery arrangement and in-service support contract for the delayed CH-148 Cyclone helicopter project. Ordered in November 2004 to replace the CH-124 Sea King in Royal Canadian Navy service, the first CH-148 was scheduled to have been delivered in 2008. But ongoing integration issues with the
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Jetstar and Virgin Australia, alleging that each airline has engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and made false or misleading representations when quoting airfares. The ACCC alleges both airlines have engaged in what is often referred to as ‘drip pricing’, where
ATSB releases turbofan engine safety report
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a new report into turbofan engine reliability and safety I Australia from 2008 to 2012. The report finds that Australian turbofan engine aircraft are safe and reliable, and only experience engine-related safety incidents every 20,000 flight hours on average. Australian-registered turbofan powered aircraft logged more than 5.5
New Zealand Defence Capability Plan released
The New Zealand government has released a Defence Capability Plan (DCP) outlining several capability enhancements in the coming decade. Based on guidance provided by the 2010 Defence White Paper, the DCP outlines several new capabilities it wishes to explore in the coming decade in order to upgrade its capabilities. “It is the second Capability Plan
Airbus A350 completes hot-weather testing in UAE
An Airbus A350 development aircraft has completed a series of hot-weather trials at Al Ain in the UAE. The tests were designed to check the functionality of the aircraft’s engines, passenger cabin systems, air conditioning, avionics and other systems after being subjected to heat-soak temperatures of more than 40 degrees C. Airbus says the A350
