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Airlines deny credit card gouging
Qantas and Tiger Airways have defended their practice of levying credit card surcharges after Choice Magazine labelled them as excessive. Choice says that in some cases the airlines are charging far more than the actual merchant fees to process credit card transactions. “We think it’s fair for there to be some cost … but it
Read moreBAE launches new cabin air management system
BAE Systems and UK based company Quest International have announced an agreement which will bring Quest’s AirManager active cabin air management system to the world airliner market. Through its Regional Aircraft arm, BAES has engineered and certified the AirManager system on its BAe 146/Avro RJ series of regional jets, and is also developing a Supplemental
Read more25,000 new airliners by 2028 – Airbus
Airbus has released its latest global market forecast, which predicts that 25,000 new aircraft will be required globally over the next 20 years, with larger aircraft expected to feature prominently to ease congestion at major airports. Despite its own forecast that revenue passenger kilometres will be two per cent lower this year, Airbus expects that
Read moreBrisbane master plan approved
Brisbane International Airport’s 2009 Master Plan has received approval from Transport Minister Anthony Albanese. Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO and managing director, Julieanne Alroe, said the Master Plan would build on more than $1.21 billion of airport investment that had taken place in the past decade, with an unprecedented plan for a further $4.2 billion to
Read moreDomestic pax down in July
Domestic passenger numbers fell by 1.7 per cent during July, according to data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. Capacity during the month was down by 1.2 per cent, while load factor was static at 80.7 per cent. Aircraft trips decreased by three per cent.
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Echidna cancelled
/The Commonwealth has announced that it will cancel the major elements of Project Air 5416, the electronic warfare self protection (EWSP) upgrade of Army’s Black Hawk helicopters. The project is based around a preliminary EWSP upgrade and was to be followed by the fitting of the BAE Systems Australia designed ALR-2002 radar warning receiver (RWR).
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