Rolls-Royce has announced it has dispatched the first production Trent XWB engine for the first production Airbus A350 which is due to enter service later this year with Qatar Airways. The Trent XWB is specifically designed for and is the exclusive engine available on the A350, and more than 1,600 engines have already sold to
Hawaiian enters second decade in Australia
Hawaiian Airlines enters its second decade of service to Australia with plans to boost existing services Down Under and fend off increased competition with Qantas’ offshoot Jetstar. From a single route to Sydney 10 years ago, Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines now boasts flights to not only the NSW capital but also Brisbane and Auckland. Brisbane launched in
New Pacific 2015 dates announced
The next Pacific International Maritime Exposition is due to be held in Sydney on October 6-8, 2015, at the Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island. “The change in dates from the traditional January-February timeslot is a result of the success of Pacific 2013, which was held in October 2013 to coincide with the Royal Australian
Qantas celebrates 60 years across the Pacific
Qantas this week is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its commencement of first trans-Pacific services between Australia and the USA. The first service – on May 15 1954 – was operated by a Lockheed Super Constellation which flew from Sydney to San Francisco via Fiji, Canton Island and Hawaii, before proceeding on to Vancouver. The
China Southern A380 to return to Sydney
China Southern has scheduled the return of the Airbus A380 services to Sydney over the coming summer months. According to updated schedules loaded into travel booking systems, the will A380 operate the overnight flight from Guangzhou before turning around for a daytime departure out of Sydney. The superjumbo looks set to take over one of
Airlines added an extra 2.8 million seats into and out of Australia in 2013. However, the market was unable to absorb the 7.1 per cent increase in available seats to 42.1 million, with the number of passengers carried last year up 5.9 per cent to 31.3 million. The data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport
