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Contact lost with Malaysian 777
/ | 15 Comments on Contact lost with Malaysian 777Malaysia Airlines has confirmed it has lost contact with one of its flights between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER reportedly registered 9M-MRO delivered to the airline in May 2002 and powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines, was operating flight MH370 which departed KL at 12.41am local time and was due in
Read moreAir NZ adds more Japan services
/ | 4 Comments on Air NZ adds more Japan servicesAir New Zealand has announced it will increase its capacity on services to Japan by 30 per cent from November. The airline said the increase is in response to a recent advertising campaign conducted with Tourism New Zealand. “As a result Air New Zealand will add around 30 per cent extra capacity to the Japan
Read moreSingapore confirms MRTT buy
/The Singapore Defence Ministry has confirmed that country will buy an unspecified number of Airbus A330 MRTT tankers. The long-rumoured acquisition was mentioned in an official twitter account post which stated; “air force will replace ageing KC-135R with Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft.” The RSAF currently operates four KC-135Rs which it bought second hand
Read moreEU to drop carbon charge for non-EU airlines
/The Wall Street Journal reports the European Union has dropped plans to impose a carbon charge on non-EU airlines using its airspace. The reversal comes in the face of pressure reportedly applied by Airbus and by the governments of France, Germany and the UK where the majority of Airbus’s components are built. Non-EU governments, in
Read moreNo time machine to change Qantas fleet order – Joyce
| 34 Comments on No time machine to change Qantas fleet order – JoyceQantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has suggested his airline’s order for the Airbus A380, A330 and Boeing 747-400ER placed in 2000 was, in hindsight, a mistake. “It is great to be able to say I wish I could get in a time machine and go back to 2000 and [change] the fleet order [made by]
Read moreMSA ‘Pocket Poseidon’ makes first flight
| 4 Comments on MSA ‘Pocket Poseidon’ makes first flightBoeing’s Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator has made its first flight from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in Canada. Developed in conjunction with Canada’s Field Aviation, the MSA is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet airframe and has been developed as a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance platform for search and rescue, anti-piracy, and
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