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Qatar Airways says it will not take delivery of its new Airbus A350-900 this week as planned. The airline made the announcement on its Facebook page on Wednesday, without giving a reason for the delay. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Qantas is looking to further improve its aircraft utilisation rates, which it says are still below those of major competitors. As part of its ‘transformation’ program to cut costs and increase efficiency Qantas has introduced a number of measures to improve aircraft availability, which has allowed it to introduce a number of new routes (such as Brisbane-Tokyo announced on Tuesday) and even look to

Airlines around the world are expected to collectively generate profits of US$25 billion in calendar 2015 amid lower fuel prices and stronger global economic growth, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. The forecast US$25 billion profit represented a 26 per cent improvement from the US$19.9 billion profit the global airline industry is tipped to

New Zealand Post and Air New Zealand will celebrate the carrier’s 75th anniversary in 2015 with a set of commemorative stamps. The five stamps will illustrate the airline’s history of connecting the Land of the Long White Cloud to the world over the past seven and a half decades, from its beginnings as Tasman Empire