A fractured turbine blade led to an engine shutdown on a Qantas 747 flight from Sydney to Singapore last year, the ATSB has found. The flight landed safely in Singapore following the May 9, 2011 incident, which occurred roughly 100 km east of Bali. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Jetstar has re-introduced nonstop services between Melbourne and Honolulu, and has increased the frequency of its nonstop services to Bali from Melbourne and Sydney to daily. An additional 19,000 seats a month have been added by the new services, which began on December 15. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Tiger Airways has received its 11th A320, with the aircraft to be added to its Sydney base to fuel new services between Sydney, Mackay and Coffs Harbour. The airline’s commercial director Carly Brear said: “As the only low fare airline flying directly between the two biggest major capital cities and Mackay we aim to meet
Qatar Airways will be the first airline to fly the 787 to Australia following the airline’s announcement it will introduce the new aircraft on services between Doha and Perth. From February 1 Qatar Airways will begin using the 787 on its daily QR900 flights, which will connect with onward services in Doha to 80 destinations
Emirates is taking delivery of a record five new widebody aircraft during December. As the carrier continues to expand its global reach, Emirates is placing two A380s and three 777-300ERs in to service during the month. The deliveries will bring to 30 the number of A380s in Emirates service. This content is available exclusively to
Delta Airlines has bought a 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic, creating a joint venture that will eye a larger share of the lucrative travel market between the US and UK. Delta reportedly paid US$360 million to buy the stake from Singapore Airlines, which had paid $965 million for the share in 1999 but