Fiji Airways regional carrier Fiji Link has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600 regional turboprop at a ceremony in Toulouse. The aircraft is leased from Avation PLC, and will be based at Suva. It is the first element of an expansion plan for the carrier on domestic and regional services to Apia and other
Regional Express (Rex) has been ranked the highest of all regional airlines by Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine for the sixth year in a row in its annual ranking of the Top Performing Airlines in the world. The rankings are based on four areas – financial health, earnings performance, capital efficiency and business model
The AusIMM – The Minerals Institute has recognised the Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Program for improving the safety of chartered resource support charter flight operations. The Australian-led initiative was awarded the Jim Torlach Health and Safety Award in recognition of the BARS program which evaluates contracted aircraft operations used extensively for
Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 Airbus A321ceos (current engine option). The aircraft will be powered by CFM56-5B engines and will replace aircraft – most likely 757s – currently slated for retirement, and are scheduled to be delivered from 2018. Delta already operates 126 A320 Family airliners and has a further 30 A321s on backlog
Etihad Airways has announced it will forward a letter to Alitalia’s board detailing the conditions and criteria for its proposed equity investment in the troubled Italian carrier. An Etihad release says the Italian Government “appreciates the strategic importance of this transaction and looks favourably at the Etihad Airways-Alitalia partnership,” and that upon acceptance of the terms by
The Qantas Frequent Flyer loyalty scheme has welcomed its 10 millionth member. The scheme – which was launched in 1987 with just 50,000 members – has been one of the airline’s few success stories in recent years, consistently returning solid profits to the group. The five millionth member joined the program in 2007. “10 million
