The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report into the uncontained engine failure involving a Qantas A380 over Batam Island, Indonesia on 4 November 2010, finding the failure was the result of a fatigue crack in an oil feed-pipe in the number two Rolls-Royce Trent 900 of the aircraft. “The crack allowed the
Etihad Cargo has taken delivery of three new Boeing and Airbus widebody freighters, bringing the carrier’s expanding fleet to nine aircraft and heralding a massive 62 per cent increase in uplift capacity. In conjunction with Atlas Air, a Boeing 747-8F is being deployed on a new round-the-world routing taking in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Chicago, Miami,
Scandinavian carrier SAS has signed a memorandum of understanding for eight A350s and four A330s as part of its fleet modernisation strategy. The new aircraft will augment the airline’s existing 30-strong Airbus fleet with new A350-900s and A330-300s. Currently, SAS operates a fleet of 19 A320-family aircraft, four A330s and seven A340s. SAS, which has
Delta Air Lines has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic in a US$360 million deal that sees Singapore Airlines exit its shareholding of the UK airline. Announcing the deal, Delta Air Lines said the equity deal marks “the next step towards a full joint-venture between the two carriers”. The arrangement between the
Air New Zealand has confirmed the destinations its new fleet of 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft will initially fly to as Shanghai and Tokyo, while it will also service some mid-haul destinations such as Perth, Honolulu and Papeete. Air New Zealand is the launch customer for the 787-9, the first of which is due to roll
Qantas and Jetstar have been recognised as having the two leading airlines in the Australia-Pacific region in the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards, while Air New Zealand was awarded for its premium economy product. Qantas was awarded Best Airline Australia-Pacific and Jetstar Airways awarded Best Low Cost Airline Australia-Pacific. Qantas was also ranked one of
