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AuthorSingapore to upgrade A380 cabins
February 25, 2014 0 commentSingapore Airlines will redesign its cabin products for its next batch of Airbus A380s according to a report in local media. The report says the airline is currently in the planning and research stages of redesigning new interior layout for the super-jumbo, and that the design will debut on the airline’s 20th A380 which is
Read moreTigerair’s first QLD crews graduate
February 24, 2014 0 commentTigerair has graduated its first group of Queensland-based cabin crews as it prepares to open a new Brisbane base on March 11. The initial group will be followed by a second group on February 25 to provide a total of 50 cabin crew members and managers required to open the new base. This content is
Read moreATSB releases prelim report on Tiger Moth crash
February 24, 2014 0 commentThe ATSB has released its preliminary report into the in-flight break up of a DH-82A Tiger Moth in southeast Queensland late last year. The aircraft, VH-TSG, was conducting a commercial joy flight from Pimpama over the Gold Coast on December 13, when its left wing failed. The aircraft impacted the water 300 metres off South
Read moreAlliance consolidates to solid 2H 2013 result
February 24, 2014 0 commentAlliance Aviation Services has announced a net profit of $7.1 million for the second half of 2013, a drop of 34.2 per cent over the previous corresponding period’s $10.8 million. The airline says it is focussing on securing long-term sustainable fly in-fly out contracts following the draw-down of ad hoc charters in recent months. Total
Read moreRex weighs in on Qantas debt guarantee
February 24, 2014 0 commentRegional Express has released a statement regarding government proposals to relax provisions of the Qantas Sale Act and to provide a debt guarantee to Qantas. The statement backs the position of the Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) in calling for a level playing field for all airlines in the private sector, and says that
Read moreEnd of an era as Qantas retires the 737 classic
February 24, 2014 18 commentQantas has operated its last 737-400 revenue flight, marking the end of scheduled Boeing 737-300/-400 ‘classic’ passenger services in Australia. Qantas 737-476 VH-TJS Jabiru operated the final service, QF819 from Canberra to Melbourne, on Sunday afternoon, the 48 minute flight departing at 17:23 and touching down 48 minutes later at 18:11. An Airservices ARFF monitor
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