RACQ CareFlight makes tracks after donation
RACQ CareFlight Rescue is making tracks for improved search capabilities thanks to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trust which has helped fund two flight tracking systems. The $34,000 contribution covers two thirds of the project’s total cost, which will see flight tracking systems installed on the Sunshine
Qatar Airways joins oneworld alliance amid union protest
Qatar Airways has officially joined oneworld, becoming the 13th airline to join the alliance and in the process adding 20 new destinations to the oneworld network. At a ceremony to mark its entry into the alliance, held at Hamad International Airport, which will soon open as Qatar Airways’ new home base, the airline unveiled the
Qantas sponsors Tropfest, Virgin the Giants
Australia’s major airlines have today both announced major sponsorship deals, with Qantas sponsoring the Tropfest short film festival and Virgin Australia becoming a sponsor of the Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team. As well as flights, the Tropfest sponsorship will see Qantas sponsor a six-month paid internship for the winner to work in-house at Qantas as part
“Flying Art” Qantas 737 breaks cover
A Qantas 737 has broken cover at Boeing Field, Seattle wearing the latest in Qantas’s irregular series of “Flying Art” Indigenous paint schemes. New-build 737-838 VH-XZJ is pictured here landing at Boeing Field on October 29. Named Mendoowoorrji, the scheme is “from a painting which captures the heart of the Kimberley region”, according to Qantas. A special
A320 passes 10,000 order milestone
Airbus’s A320 Family has passed the 10,000 order milestone following new orders from US carrier JetBlue. The historic deal sees JetBlue order 15 A321ceo (current engine option) and 20 A321neo (new engine option) aircraft as well as converting eight A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft order to eight A321ceo and 10 A321neo orders. “We are pleased to
MAX yields a further one per cent fuel efficiency gain
Boeing says it has improved the fuel efficiency of its 737 MAX by a further one per cent, and is also promising reduced maintenance and support costs. Consequently, Boeing says 737 MAX operators “will realise a 14 per cent fuel-efficiency improvement over today’s most fuel efficient single-aisle aircraft. At longer ranges, the improvement will be
