The World of Aviation

A Qantas Boeing 747-400 operating a flight to Sydney suffered an uncontained engine failure inflight on August 31, forcing the crew to return to San Francisco. Operating as QF74 with 212 passengers and 18 crew on board, 747-438 VH-OJP was understood to be at an altitude of 25,000ft approximately 15-20 minutes into the flight when

The Qantas Group saw a 9.1 per cent increase in passenger numbers across its operations during July as capacity also rose significantly and international yield rebounded strongly. Across the total Qantas Group, revenue passenger kilometres increased by 6.9 per cent, while capacity increased by 7.5 per cent. As a result, there was a slight decline

Qantas has become the launch customer for Boeing’s 747-400ER Landing Gear Overhaul and Exchange Program after recently signing an agreement with Boeing. Under the program, Qantas will have access to landing gear exchanges, repair and replacement services around the world for its fleet of six 747-400ERs from 2011 through the Boeing Service Centre Repair Network.

Jetstar has announced that it will boost frequencies on a number of key routes from Sydney and Melbourne during the next few months as part of its plans to increase domestic capacity by up to 30 per cent. From October 31, the airline will add an additional four weekly services to its Melbourne-Newcastle schedule, which

The Victorian government has helped to fund the launch of the Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (A4I), which it says will provide a strong, unified voice for the sector, allowing it to drive exports and jobs growth. “We wanted to help industry improve its communication with us to ensure we are doing the

Egypt based Smart Aviation has ordered two Bombardier Q400s and taken options on a further three. Smart Aviation is the business jet operation of EgyptAir, and the Q400s will be operated by a new subsidiary on scheduled and charter operations in the Middle East.