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Scoot plans Dreamliner debut on Jan 1 2015
/Low-cost carrier Scoot will celebrate the new year with Boeing 787-9 services to Hong Kong and Perth from its Singapore hub. Scoot has brought forward its inaugural Dreamliner flights to January 1 2015, according to the Airline Route website. Previously, the Singapore Airlines-owned carrier was due to start replacing its six Boeing 777-200ERs with 787-9s from March 29 2015.
Read moreAirport safety week kicks off in Aust and NZ
/About 70 airports in Australia and New Zealand are participating in the first ever Airport Safety Week, which kicked off on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the focus of the week was on developing and maintaining a safe environment for those who worked at airports. “Activities
Read moreAir NZ picks up two new aircraft in three days
/ | 4 Comments on Air NZ picks up two new aircraft in three daysAir New Zealand’s engineering facility is overflowing with new aircraft after taking delivery of two factory fresh airframes from Boeing in the past three days. The first, Boeing 777-300ER ZK-OKS, arrived at 0458 local time at Auckland Airport on Saturday, September 27th. It was the seventh and final 777-300ER to enter the Air NZ fleet as
Read moreCapacity cuts yet to produce lift in yields at Qantas, Jetstar
/ | 3 Comments on Capacity cuts yet to produce lift in yields at Qantas, JetstarWhile Qantas has stuck true to its forecast of no capacity growth across its Qantas and Jetstar domestic operations for the first half of 2014/15, this capacity discipline has yet to translate to improved yields through July and August, latest figures show. The airline group has managed a slight capacity reduction in the first two
Read moreC-27J Spartan to be based at Amberley
/ | 14 Comments on C-27J Spartan to be based at AmberleyRAAF Base Amberley is set to become the operating base for 35SQN and the future fleet of 10 Alenia C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters that are expected to arrive in Australia in 2015, Air Force News has reported. The first aircraft are anticipated to initially be based at RAAF Base Richmond when they begin arriving early next
Read moreQantas CEO cheers Australian dollar’s slide, says international business improving
/ | 2 Comments on Qantas CEO cheers Australian dollar’s slide, says international business improvingQantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the falling Australian dollar is welcome news and will provide a boost to the airline’s improving international operations. The local unit has fallen from about 97 US cents in October 2013 to a little over 87 US cents on Monday morning. Economists expected the currency to remain under pressure
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