Month: September 2019

The quiet revolution within smaller planes With all the excitement around regional jets and smaller airlines at the moment, it’s interesting to note that their passenger experience is evolving as well. Why? Well, most simply, regional isn’t regional any more, at least not when it comes to the new crop of aircraft such as the

Serving the west via Canada, Taipei, NZ and PNG A large cross-section of types makes up the new allocations this month with, at the top of the listing, an interesting 29-year-old DHC-8 Dash 8. The aircraft was built during 1990 and had its first flight on February 28 that year using the Canadian test markings

Sale of India’s flag-carrier is all about risk Here we go again. Wanted: An investor keen on taking one giant risk by pumping money into a proven loss-making company already drowning under a multi-billion dollar debt burden. That’s the tough task faced by India’s Narendra Modi-led government as it prepares to have a second go

Key aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News A380-842 VH-OQG, which ferried from London to Dresden on June 12 for planned maintenance (Traffic/August), returned to London as QF6006 on July 16. The same day the aircraft returned to service as QF2 from London to Singapore and Sydney. A380-842 VH-OQK ferried from London to

Flipside of the not so brave new world It seems to have been a busy time for the aviation industry. There are brand new 737 MAXs stacking up in the staff car park at Boeing and a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 landing in a Moscow cornfield. Australia’s major airlines reported results in black and red,

Ditch the dread of that inevitable interview question The professional editor I am using for my upcoming book, Marnie at Hirstywords, emailed recently to tell me about the first job interview she had attended in 20 years. She was excited to announce her success and how she nailed the ‘Tell me about yourself’ question. Marnie