The federal government has announced a $200 million package aimed at upgrading aviation security in line with the recently released Aviation White Paper and heightened security since the attempted terrorist attack on a Delta Air Lines service on Christmas Day. Announced in a joint statement from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese and
Pacific Air Express has been awarded an allocation of 17.5 tonnes of cargo capacity on the Papua New Guinea route, which will allow it to operate one weekly Boeing 737-300F service. PAE will be required to utilise the capacity by March 31 2010.
Brisbane based freight carrier Pacific Air Express has lodged an application with the International Air Services Commission to operate a weekly cargo service from Brisbane to Port Moresby. PAE says that it plans to operate the service using an Airwork (NZ) Boeing 737-300F which would offer an available payload of 17.5 tonnes, with the capacity
An MD-11 Freighter operated by Avient Aviation crashed shortly after departing from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on the morning of November 28. The Zimbabwean registered aircraft was departing on a flight to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, when it crashed, with some reports indicating that the aircraft may have been overloaded. Reports claim that of the seven on
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair saw their loads rise during October as a result of capacity cuts, although yields remain lower than during the same time last year. The two carriers saw their passenger numbers drop by 3.9 per cent during the month, as capacity was down 10.1 per cent. That cut saw load factor increase
Airbus has announced that its A330-200 Freighter will make its first flight on November 5, weather permitting. The airframer currently expects the A330-200F to be certified in the second quarter of 2010, with delivery to follow in the third quarter, with the first operator likely to be Etihad Airways. Airbus has order for 67 aircraft
