First BA A380 in full livery
Airbus has released images of the first A380 destined for British Airways. The aircraft was rolled out of Airbus’s Hamburg paint shop in early April. The tail of the aircraft features some 10,000 dots that make up the flag logo. The aircraft are being configured in a generous 469-seat, four-class layout. BA is selling tickets for
Airbus seals strong March orders
Airbus booked 250 orders in March and delivered 64 aircraft during the month, headlined by the massive order from Indonesia’s Lion Air for 234 A320-family aircraft., while Hawaiian Airlines ordered 16 A321neo aircraft, in the process becoming a new A320 Family customer. Airbus’s backlog now stands at 4,948 aircraft, which Airbus described as “breaking the
Tiger begins Sydney-Cairns
Tiger Airways has launched new services between Sydney and Cairns, with the four-weekly service set to increase to daily from June. The flights will deliver around 2,520 additional seats to the market each week. The airline has reported strong sales for the service, something Tourism Tropical North Queensland chief executive officer Rob Giason said is vital
Qantas-Emirates alliance launches on the back of “Herculean” integration effort
Emirates president and CEO Tim Clark has described the process of executing his airline’s new alliance with Qantas, which comes into place on March 31, as a “Herculean task”. Speaking in Sydney on Sunday before the departure of the inaugural Qantas QF1 service to London to operate via Dubai, Clark explained there were ” literally hundreds
A380 formation flight marks Qantas-Emirates alliance
A formation flight by Qantas and Emirates Airbus A380s over Sydney Harbour on Sunday has marked the formal commencement of the two airlines’ ground breaking alliance partnership. A Qantas and an Emirates A380 (VH-OQJ and A6-EDY) flew over the harbour at about 1,500ft at about 10.30am. Qantas says it was the first time two airline operated
CAPA adds new global aircraft database to products
The Centre for Aviation – CAPA – has added ‘CAPA Fleets’ to its growing list of product offerings – a database that details some 51,000 aircraft worldwide. The product is being pitched as a “new generation fleet database for professionals who require the most accurate and reliable fleet data, without a gold plated price tag”.
