Category: Civil Aviation

Virgin Australia has been named the top airline in the Asia-Pacific region and the world’s third most improved carrier at the 2012 World Airline Awards. Jetstar, meanwhile, took home honours as the best budget carrier in the region and the world’s third best LCC. The awards, presented by Skytrax, were based on more than 18

Airbus announced a series of aircraft orders overnight but still found itself trailing well behind rival Boeing as a relatively subdued Farnborough Airshow headed toward its conclusion. For the week, the European manufacturer said it took in firm orders for 54 aircraft valued at US$11.1 billion and won commitments for another 61 aircraft worth US$5.8

European turboprop maker ATR has announced a series of aircraft orders at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK. They include: An Air Lease Corporation order for two ATR 72-600s. The deal represents the conversion into firm orders of two of the 10 options ALC included in a previous deal signed at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow.

Airbus has ditched its goal of selling 30 A380 superjumbo jets this year as gun shy airlines increasingly opt for smaller and less expensive aircraft. “The big aircraft market has been slowing down,” Airbus sales chief John Leahy told Bloomberg in an interview at the Farnborough Airshow this week. The company’s target of selling 30