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AuthorQueen opens refurbished Heathrow Terminal 2
June 24, 2014 1 commentQueen Elizabeth has formally opened the newly refurbished Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport. The terminal re-commenced operations on June 4, and will become the home of the Star Alliance group of 23 airlines. It has been dubbed ‘Terminal 2: the Queen’s Terminal’ in recognition of her opening it. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Read moreF-35A damaged by fire at Eglin AFB
June 24, 2014 19 commentAn F-35A of the 33rd Fighter Wing based at Eglin AFB in Florida has been extensively damaged by fire after an aborted takeoff. The aircraft, which is assigned to the Integrated Training Center (ITC) at Eglin was about to participate in a training mission as one element of a two-ship formation when the takeoff was
Read moreFifth Airbus A350 joins test fleet
June 23, 2014 7 commentThe fifth Airbus A350 development aircraft has joined the manufacturer’s test fleet as the aircraft accelerates towards certification and service entry later this year. MSN005 made its first flight on June 20 from Toulouse, and will be tasked to conduct route proving and ETOPS validation for the test program. Airbus says the aircraft “embodies the
Read moreQantas offers ‘Sydney Connect’ stopover for Asia to Santiago pax
June 23, 2014 1 commentQantas is offering a complimentary one-night stopover for passengers flying between its Asian ports and Santiago in Chile on its services. The ‘Sydney Connect’ service will allow passengers flying to or from Santiago to connect to the Asian ports of Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai and Jakarta via Sydney on Qantas and enjoy a one
Read moreQantas reduces low-season trans-Tasman services
June 23, 2014 8 commentQantas will cancel some daily services to Auckland from Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide as part of a revised schedule that will see a reduction of 16 Qantas mainline services on the route during the low season, with Jetstar picking up seven of them. Qantas mainline will reduce its services from 98 weekly return services during
Read moreFiji Airways offers economy and business class enhancements
June 23, 2014 1 commentFiji Airways has announced new economy and business class menu offerings, and a rollout of additional passenger cabin enhancements. The airline announced the new catering concepts as part of a wider suite of changes which include new inflight entertainment, inflight duty free and inflight magazine, to be rolled out in stages. This content is available
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