The World of Aviation

Turkish all-cargo operator MNG Airlines has ordered two additional Airbus A330-200Fs on top of the two it ordered in 2007. Assembly of the first A330-200F is complete, with first flight expected in the coming weeks ahead of service entry in the northern summer of 2010.

Bundaberg’s Jabiru Aircraft has come on board as a major sponsor of Australian Aviation contributor Owen Zupp’s ‘There and Back’ initiative, providing an aircraft to undertake next year’s around Australia flight. “The choice of the Australian built Jabiru J230 will make ‘There and Back’ a truly all-Australian flight,” said Owen. The new build VH certified

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has announced that it has completed high altitude trials of the SuperJet 100, which were conducted at Gyumri in Armenia. The program of tests included continued take-off as well as OEI missed approach flights. The majority of the takeoffs were performed with one engine failure imitation at maximum take-off weight.

Jetstar has announced that it is extending its ‘price beat guarantee’ to the range of packages offered through Jetstar Holidays. This will mean that Jetstar will beat lower priced, comparable holiday package by 10 per cent, subject to verifying the competing holiday package and the Jetstar Holidays package is available.

IATA pledged to cut the aviation industry’s carbon dioxide emissions by half by 2050 in a presentation to the United Nations Secretary General’s Summit on Climate Change in New York on September 22. IATA presented a paper outlining three key emissions reduction targets for the industry. The first is to improve carbon efficiency with a

Japan Air Lines is seeking a bailout from the Japanese government, raising the prospect that the airline will be forced to make major cuts to its network to survive. JAL chief executive Haruka Nishimatsu is understood to have met with new Transport Minister Seiji Maehara and requested that the government make a capital injection into