Flights around and into Europe may not resume for a number of days due to the cloud of volcanic ash currently covering much of the continent, costing airlines millions of dollars and leading to further chaos at hub airports elsewhere. A number of airlines from around the world have continued to cancel flights over the
Australia has retained its Category One status following an audit by the US Federal Aviation Administration, which was conducted at the invitation of CASA. “Australia can continue to be very proud of our aviation safety record and the effort we make to maintain that record,” said CASA CEO John McCormick. “The audit recognised there had
Two Australian pilots in command of a Cathay Pacific A330-300 are being hailed as heroes after they were able to land at Hong Kong International Airport while experiencing major engine problems. The A330 was operating flight CX780 from Surabaya on April 13 when one of the engines experienced problems in-flight. The airline says that on
Tiger Airways Australia has confirmed long-run industry speculation that it will commence flights from Avalon Airport, near Geelong. The airport has announced that it will base two Airbus A320s at the airport to complement its services from Melbourne Tullamarine. The airline has not yet announced which cities it will fly to from Avalon. “The new
A volcano eruption in Iceland has closed airspace around northern Europe, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers. The volcano began erupting on April 14 below the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, hurling a 6-11 kilometre plume of ash into the atmosphere which is spreading to the southeast, forcing Britain to cancel flights in its air space except for
Continental Airlines and United Airlines have started merger discussions according to reports, which come following earlier reports of United also holding discussions with US Airways. According to a report from the Reuters news service, which cites an unnamed source briefed in the matter, Continental and United talks are in the “very early stages”, although much
