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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says its investigation into the Regional Express flight that lost a propeller en route to Sydney has found fatigue cracking that initiated in the engine’s propeller mounting flange. Saab 340B VH-NRX was operating flight ZL768 on March 17 when its right propeller separated from the engine about 19km from Sydney. The aircraft was carrying
Domestic economy airfares edged marginally higher in April while business class tickets were a touch lower, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) measure of domestic business class airfares was at 94.1 index points in April, down slightly from 94.4 points a year earlier. This content is available exclusively to
Cathay Pacific has promoted chief operating officer Rupert Hogg to become the airline’s new chief executive. Hogg will take over from current chief executive Ivan Chu on May 1, Cathay said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest
Qantas’s evergreen Boeing 747-400s will host passengers on a private around-the-world charter being organised by newly established travel company Constellation Journeys. The announcement of the charter was made at Qantas’s Mascot jetbase, with Constellation Journeys founder and managing director Dan Kotzmann alongside Qantas charter manager Domenic Lafaro and Qantas Boeing 747 Fleet Senior Training Captain
Air Canada flight AC35 was sporting a new look when it landed at Brisbane Airport on Monday, with the Boeing 787-8 featuring the Star Alliance member’s updated livery. The aircraft, C-GHPQ, touched down at about 0730 after a 15-hour journey from Vancouver sporting the new livery’s predominantly white fuselage and red maple leaf on a black
Qantas has switched on its inflight internet wi-fi service to the travelling public for the first time, conducting a demonstration flight on board Boeing 737-800 VH-XZB for media, representatives from providers ViaSat and the National Broadband Network, airline staff and invited guests on Friday. The flight took off from Sydney a little before 1100 and
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