Qantas has announced it will lease a Boeing 767-300F freighter for services on the Tasman, increasing its capacity by 40 per cent over current services which are operated by a wet leased ATI 767-200F. The new aircraft, which will also be the first to feature a new Qantas Freight-specific livery, is being added to cater
Cathay Pacific CEO Tony Tyler will leave the airline on March 31 next year to take on the position of director general and CEO of IATA, replacing the retiring Giovanni Bisignani. Tyler’s replacement as CEO will be the airline’s current chief operating officer, John Slosar. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Emirates has now deployed the Boeing 777-200LR on both of its twice daily Dubai-Perth flights, with the type replacing Airbus A340s on the early morning EK425 service with effect from December 2. The 777-200LRs are configured with eight first class suites, 42 business class lie-flat seats, and 216 economy class seats. This content is available
Hainan Airlines will begin thrice weekly Airbus A330 flights from Shenzen and Hangzhou to Sydney from January 19 next year. “I welcome Hainan Airlines to Sydney Airport,” Sydney Airport CEO Russell Balding said. “It is a fast growing airline with an extensive domestic network across China. This is great news for Sydney and demonstrates again
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)’s preliminary report into the Qantas Airbus A380 QF32 uncontained engine failure highlights the thorough and systematic approach the flightcrew took in responding to the inflight emergency. The report, released on December 3, details how when the aircraft (VH-OQA) was passing 7000ft at about 250kt over the Indonesian island of
Qantas says it has begun discussions with Rolls-Royce over compensation to cover loses from the QF32 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine failure and subsequent grounding of the airline’s Airbus A380 fleet. The airline says it has also filed a statement of claim and been granted an injunction by the Federal Court to ensure it can pursue