Marc Joel Atrero

Boeing tweaks its narrowbody favourite Just days after it delivered the 6000th 737, Boeing announced a package of performance and interior improvements to update and refresh its single-aisle stalwart – promising reduced fuel burn and increased passenger appeal. Boeing handed over the 6000th 737 (pictured above) – leased by low cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle

Qantas has cut jobs and aircraft capacity to deal with continued poor trading conditions, significantly revising down its 2008-09 full year profit to just $100- $200 million. “Market conditions have deteriorated, especially in our international business,” said CEO Alan Joyce on April 15. “We are experiencing significantly lower demand, particularly in premium classes, and considerable

Commercial Airbus to Cut A380 Production Rates Airbus is Further Cutting Production of the A380 From 18 to 14 This Year Due to Customer Requests for Deferrals, Following an Earlier Decision to Cut Production From 21. The European Airframer Also Said That It Will Deliver “more Than 20 Aircraft” During 2010, With Onward Production Rates

Riding the waves of challenging times Profitable, with recent traffic growth nearing 20 per cent, consistently the US’s best airline for on-time performance, well regarded for its customer service, and ranked number one in the annual Airline Quality Rating for 2008 for US carriers, Hawaiian Airlines, like the islands it calls home, stands out as

The Australian Defence Force and the defence industry that relies on it will no doubt have welcomed the early May release of the government’s long-awaited Defence White Paper – Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific – Force 2030. On face value the shopping list of new capabilities to spring from the White Paper is impressive

An unprecedented international fare war was expected to erupt in April after Singapore Airlines slashed ticket prices by more than 50 per cent to 82 destinations in a 8desperate bid to entice Australian travellers to fill empty seats. The fare sale is the biggest and cheapest offered by the airline in Australia, relative to average