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Air New Zealand mulling permanent 787-9 flights to Adelaide
/ | 25 Comments on Air New Zealand mulling permanent 787-9 flights to AdelaideAir New Zealand will consider permanent deployment of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner between Auckland and Adelaide after assessing the performance of the aircraft, which started seasonal services on the route on Thursday. Flight NZ191, operated by ZK-NZE, landed at Adelaide Airport at 1030 local time on Thursday, about 10 minutes ahead of schedule, after a
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Qantas forecasts return to profit growth in 2017/18
/ | 2 Comments on Qantas forecasts return to profit growth in 2017/18Qantas expects to return to profit growth in the first half of the current financial year amid what chief executive Alan Joyce describes as a “mixed market”. The airline group said in a trading update on Thursday underlying profit before tax (PBT), which excludes one-off items and which it regards as the best indication of
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QGAir orders new AW139s
/ | 3 Comments on QGAir orders new AW139sThe Queensland government has ordered for two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters for aeromedical retrieval, SAR and policing operations with Queensland Government Air (QGAir). The new AW139s are part of a $47 million purchase of aerial assets for north Queensland announced on October 22 and will replace two older Bell 412s. Both new helicopters will be
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Extra security placing significant cost burden on airlines: AAPA
/ | 5 Comments on Extra security placing significant cost burden on airlines: AAPARecently introduced new security measures for flights bound for specific countries have added a significant cost and training burden on airlines that will ultimately be borne by the travelling public, the head of the peak Asia Pacific airline industry group says. Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman says security checks such
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Flight Safety Foundation recognised for audit program
Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) program has been named as a finalist in the 2017 Australian Export Awards in the business services category. The safety auditing and training program is one of four entries vying to take home the trophy when the awards are handed out in early December. The BARS program
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Singapore Airlines confirms 777-9, 787-10 orders
/ | 9 Comments on Singapore Airlines confirms 777-9, 787-10 ordersSingapore Airlines has signed firm orders for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 787-10s in a deal worth US$13.8 billion at list prices. It is the first time the Singaporean flag carrier has ordered the 777X, although it already has more than 50 777s – both -200s/-200ERs and -300/300ERs – in service. Meanwhile SIA is already
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