Regional Cessna distributor Aeromil Pacific has announced it is bringing back a Citation Sovereign+ to Australia and New Zealand for a demonstration tour from June 7 to 14. The tour follows on from the successful demonstration of the Sovereign+ in Australia in March. “Due to increasing interest from our customers we are pleased to be bringing
Delta orders Airbus A321s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 Airbus A321ceos (current engine option). The aircraft will be powered by CFM56-5B engines and will replace aircraft – most likely 757s – currently slated for retirement, and are scheduled to be delivered from 2018. Delta already operates 126 A320 Family airliners and has a further 30 A321s on backlog
Etihad closer to Alitalia stake
Etihad Airways has announced it will forward a letter to Alitalia’s board detailing the conditions and criteria for its proposed equity investment in the troubled Italian carrier. An Etihad release says the Italian Government “appreciates the strategic importance of this transaction and looks favourably at the Etihad Airways-Alitalia partnership,” and that upon acceptance of the terms by
The Qantas Frequent Flyer loyalty scheme has welcomed its 10 millionth member. The scheme – which was launched in 1987 with just 50,000 members – has been one of the airline’s few success stories in recent years, consistently returning solid profits to the group. The five millionth member joined the program in 2007. “10 million
Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation has been awarded a three-year initial term contract by BHP Billiton to provide charter services to its Jimblebar mine in Western Australia. The services will be operated by Network’s Fokker 100 aircraft between Perth and Newman from June 9. “The agreement demonstrates Qantas’s strength in the fly-in, fly-out business and affirms
The troubled Bombardier CSeries test program has been halted after a reported uncontained engine failure on its FTV1 lead test and development aircraft on May 29. A report in the Wall Street Journal on May 30 says the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine failed during ground runs, and debris was seen coming out of the
