Emirates president Tim Clark says that Emirates could use an additional 20 A380s on top of the 58 already on order, and is also evaluating options to accelerate delivery of some other aircraft. Clark told Aviation Week that the airline would consider ordering the aircraft if Dubai International Airport (DXB) could be expanded to accommodate
AirAsia X has announced that it will operate twice daily services to Melbourne from February 2 2010. “With the increased frequency of flights out of Melbourne, the ability to make your own connections and through fares to destinations beyond Kuala Lumpur has never been easier,” AirAsia X general manager Australia Darren Wright said. “This increased
New data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics shows that passenger numbers on domestic routes increased by 2.3 per cent during September over the same month in 2008. Overall, there were 4.35 million passengers carried on domestic services during the month, resulting in a 2.5 per cent increase in revenue-passenger kilometres. Capacity
The ATSB has released its second interim factual report on the flight upset of Qantas A330-300 VH-QPA off the coast of Western Australia on October 1 2008, and notes that it is continuing its investigations into what may have prompted one of the aircraft’s computers to output erroneous data, which prompted the upset. The event
Air Austral, based on the French Indian Ocean island territory of La Reunion, has become the latest customer for the Airbus A380, with confirmation of its firm order for two announced on November 17 at the Dubai Airshow. The Engine Alliance GP7200 powered A380s will be configured in a single class, 840-seat configuration and will
The ATSB has released its second interim factual report into its investigation of an explosion and depressurisation of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 over the South China Sea in July 2008, which has focused on the failure of an oxygen bottle on the aircraft. “The ATSB’s second interim factual report on this accident, released today, indicates
