KLM has become the first carrier to complete a biofuel flight with passengers on board after undertaking a special test flight on November 23. KLM used a camelina derived fuel in a 50/50 mix to power one engine on a Boeing 747-400, which operated a one hour round flight from Amsterdam Schiphol. The flight carried
US Airways has announced that it is deferring a number of aircraft on order from Airbus, increasing the likelihood that the European manufacturer may be able to offer early delivery slots on a range of aircraft for United Airlines as part of a major fleet renewal. US Airways will delay deliveries of 54 narrowbody and
Jetstar has reached a new pricing agreement with Cairns International Airport which will see its delayed Cairns-Osaka services start. Jetstar announced the new service in March this year after Qantas cut the route from its network, but a pricing dispute between the airport and the airline delayed the start of services, which was originally planned
Jetstar has apologised to paralympian Kurt Fearnley after airline staff forced him to hand over his wheelchair at check-in. Fearnley, who was taking a Jetstar service from Brisbane to Newcastle following the completion of a crawl along the Kokoda Track, was told that the airline’s policy was to take some wheelchairs and instead was offered
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is conducting a special audit of Regional Express and its Pel-Air subsidiary following the ditching of Pel-Air IAI Westwind VH-NGA (pictured) into the sea off Norfolk Island on the evening of November 18 after the aircraft ran low on fuel while attempting to land on the island in poor
ICAO member countries have agreed on a global framework and implementation of alternative fuels for the aviation industry. The Global Framework on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (GFAAF), which was adopted at a conference convened by ICAO in Rio de Janeiro between November 16-19, is a dynamic web-based document that will serve as a global platform
