Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, paving the way for the opening of yet another ultra long haul route. PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista accepted the first of six A350-900s at the official ceremony held in Toulouse on July 14 with Airbus and airline executives in attendance
As the eyes of the aviation world turn their attention towards the Farnborough Airshow, reporter John Walton reports on some of the major announcements as the event officially gets underway. Embraer shows off E190-E2, forecasts robust market Embraer showed off its latest E190-E2 regional jet to media including an hour-long demonstration flight over southern England.
This article first appeared in the June 2018 edition of Australian Aviation. It’s the little airline with a big heart. In the South Pacific, where history suggests financial success for carriers is hard to come by, Fiji Airways has broken the mould with four years of consecutive record profits. And the future is looking just as
This week’s Throwback Thursday article is from the April 2014 edition of Australian Aviation, where Owen Zupp investigates what it takes to operate between Australia and Dallas/Fort Worth in Texas. It’s just a number on a flightplan, but it’s a big one – 7,554. That’s how many nautical miles it is from Sydney to Dallas/Fort
Airbus has lifted its forecasts for new aircraft deliveries over the next two decades as airlines seek to meet growing demand for passenger travel and replace older generation aircraft. The Airbus 2018-2037 Global Market Forecast (GMF) published on Friday (European time) said airlines are expected to order 37,389 new aircraft between 2018 and 2037. The
Qantas and Sydney Airport have commenced trials of facial recognition technology for passengers departing on international flights. The trial will initially focus on four phases the journey – checkin, bag drop, lounge access and boarding the flight, Sydney Airport said in a statement on Thursday. At checkin, the kiosk creates a “token” using sophisticated biometrics –
