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Leasing company GECAS orders two ATR 72-600s
/US leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has announced an order for two ATR 72-600 turboprops with two options. The announcement builds on an order placed at the Paris Airshow in June last year and brings GECAS’s ATR orders to 17 with 17 options. The aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, GECAS
Read moreQantas pilots leaving for Gulf carriers – report
| 17 Comments on Qantas pilots leaving for Gulf carriers – reportAbout 150 Qantas pilots have taken unpaid leave and some may not be coming back as the airline cuts services in a bid to revive money losing international operations, Bloomberg has reported. Qantas confirmed the Bloomberg report but declined to elaborate, the news agency reported. Many of the pilots are going on leave to join
Read moreQantas pax numbers bounce back in November, but still down
Qantas passenger numbers recovered in November, backing up claims by management that the airline had bounced back from a dire October that saw its fleet grounded amid labour strife. Domestic passenger numbers for the Flying Kangaroo were still down 1.3 per cent from November 2010, but that was a marked improvement from October when domestic
Read moreAir New Zealand to operate Norfolk Island flights
/Air New Zealand has won an Australian government tender to operate flights from Brisbane and Sydney to Norfolk Island. The twice weekly services from each city will complement Air New Zealand’s existing weekly service between Auckland and Norfolk Island, a tiny Australian territory roughly 800km northwest of New Zealand. The services are tentatively scheduled to
Read moreEmbraer delivers first US built business jet
Embraer has delivered its first US built Phenom 100 business jet to Kansas City based Executive Airshare. The Brazilian aircraft maker opened its production facility in Melbourne, Florida, in February 2011 and in December opened an adjacent customer centre and showroom. Embraer hailed the delivery as an important milestone as it expands its US operations.
Read moreSydney Airport launches iPhone app, Facebook page
Sydney Airport has launched an iPhone app and a Facebook page as it rolls out a major public relations effort in support of its proposed terminal overhaul. The iPhone app will allow users to check flight schedules and access real-time arrival and departure updates. Users can also subscribe to a particular flight and have updates
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