Boeing 737 MAX 8 N8704Q at Darwin Airport on Australia Day 2017. (Tony Kao)

Boeing explains software update for 737 MAX

March 28, 2019 0 comment

Boeing says a software update on its 737 MAX adds additional layers of protection from erroneous data out of the aircraft’s angle of attack (AOA) sensors.

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A file image of a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900 at Hong Kong airport. (Rob Finlayson)

Cathay Pacific to acquire HK Express

March 27, 2019 0 comment

Cathay Pacific will add a low-cost carrier (LCC) to its business after agreeing to buy HK Express from HNA Aviation Group for HK$4.93 billion.

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A 2016 file image of Qantas Boeing 747-400 VH-OJU. (Seth Jaworski)

ATSB releases final report on Qantas 747 “stick shaker” incident

March 27, 2019 5 comment

Qantas has retrained its pilots for some stall recovery techniques following a “stick shaker” incident in 2017, the ATSB says.

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The crew of the Vickers Vimy that won the 1919 Great Air Race – Keith Smith, Ross, Smith, James Bennett and Walter Shiers. (State Library of South Australia)

1919 Great Air Race winners’ archive digitised

March 27, 2019 0 comment

The State Library of South Australia added 1919 Great Air Race winners Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith’s personal records to its digital collection.

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Qantas Boeing 787-9 VH-ZND operating the inaugural QF9 between Perth and London Heathrow. (Victor Pody)

Qantas CEO says Perth-London Heathrow flights prove western hub concept

March 26, 2019 11 comment

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the first year of Boeing 787-9 Perth-London nonstop flights has proven the concept of a Western hub.

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Domestic capacity fell in September. (Seth Jaworski)

Airlines lobby group urges Productivity Commission to consider evidence

March 26, 2019 0 comment

Airlines for Australia and New Zealand has expressed a “profound sense of disappointment” with the Productivity Commission’s airports inquiry.

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