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VB reaches settlement with Navitaire over 2010 system outage
Virgin Blue has announced it has reached a “mutually satisfactory agreement” with IT company Navitaire over the airline’s booking system collapse in September last year. According to the airline the “terms of the settlement were confidential”. A computer glitch with Navitaire’s ‘NewSkies’ booking system threw the airline into turmoil for 11 days during September last
Read moreCessna announces Corvalis TTX at Sun ‘n Fun
Cessna has announced an upgrade for its Corvalis high-performance single-engine piston, the Corvalis TTX. “At the heart of the new Cessna TTX is the first touch-screen-controlled glass flightdeck ever designed for a piston aircraft. The G2000 represents a new generation in advanced avionics,” Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton said. Key to the TTX
Read moreKLM Cityhopper signs contract for five more E-Jets
KLM regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper has converted options for five more E-190 jets into firm orders. Deliveries of the new E-190s are expected to begin in the first half of 2012, with KLM Cityhopper retaining options for two more jets from Embraer. The Dutch airline currently operates 17 E-190s on its regional European routes, configured
Read moreMay 26 for Virgin Blue A330 Sydney-Perth services
/ | 2 Comments on May 26 for Virgin Blue A330 Sydney-Perth servicesVirgin Blue has announced that its business class equipped Airbus A330-200s will begin operating a daily Sydney-Perth service from May 26, with a three-times daily schedule from July. “The service commences from Sydney to Perth on 26 May 2011 with an 8.00am departure from Sydney, followed by a 1.00pm departure from Perth later that day.
Read moreSite acceptance for EROC
Boeing has announced the completion of site acceptance for the EROC (Eastern Regional Operations Centre) component of the Vigilare command and control system for the RAAF. “EROC is the last piece of the puzzle for Vigilare. Once it joins the Northern Regional Operations Centre (NROC) in operations, the RAAF will have a truly complete and
Read moreJetstar launches Perth-Gold Coast
/Jetstar today is due to launch its new daily Perth-Gold Coast direct service. The ‘red eye’ flights, JQ982 Gold Coast-Perth which departs at 2100 and arrives in Perth at 0045, and the return JQ983 which departs Perth at 0125 arriving on the Gold Coast at 0755, follow Jetstar’s launch of Perth-Brisbane flights in December, and
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