Space The Final Frontier

September 17, 2014 0 comment

Finding cabin interior space where there was none before In 2014, the economics of airline interiors is all about space – both the set amounts of space that is available for interiors designers to work with, and the way that they utilise that space. Even as seatmakers continue to develop new structures, mechanisms and materials

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The Cruel Sea

September 16, 2014 0 comment

 The Australian-led air search for MH370 Twice, within a horrifying four-month period, Malaysia Airlines lost two airliners – one claimed by the roiling currents of post-Soviet geopolitics, and the other, it’s believed, by those of the southern Indian Ocean. Though both aircraft were lost in vastly differing circumstances, physical remains, electronic data and wreckage will

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Caught In The Act

September 15, 2014 0 comment

Qantas fought long and hard for major changes to the Qantas Sales Act (QSA). Adjustments to the legislation came in July but most industry insiders, including the airline itself, believe the result is a watered down political compromise that ignores the realities of today’s airline world Anyone listening for the sound of champagne corks popping

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Xtra Impressive?

September 14, 2014 0 comment

A350 makes Australian & NZ stops during route proving flight campaign Airbus’s A350 has visited Sydney, Auckland and Perth as part of long range route proving flights to demonstrate the A350’s readiness for airline operations. But the visit of development aircraft MSN5 (F-WWYB), which touched down in Sydney and then Auckland on August 5 and

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Into The Unknown

September 13, 2014 0 comment

Hit by two unimaginable tragedies within five months, both apparently outside the carrier’s operational control, Malaysia Airlines’ future is hanging in the balance. Some in the industry believe it may not have a future at all. Others think recovery is possible. looks at what the experts believe will be required for survival. Even before Malaysia

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Rim of the Pacific

September 12, 2014 0 comment

An Australian commands air power at the world’s largest naval exercise The largest naval exercise in the world was held around the Hawaiian islands in July. The biennial RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) exercise involves US and allied forces who have interests in the Pacific region, as well as invited non-aligned nations such as China

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