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Brisbane gets 4 Emirates A380 flights daily from October
While they will all be flown by the same A380, there will be four Emirates flights a day using the giant Airbus through Brisbane Airport from 2 October, a Dubai arrival and departure and an Auckland arrival and departure. The confirmation of the date that had been widely anticipated by retail agents will bring Emirates [...]
Southwest first to buy a 737 MAX 7
Although the Boeing 737 MAX series has been on sale for some time, giant US low fare carrier Southwest has become the first airline to place on order for the MAX 7, the smallest of the family. The new engine technology MAX 7 corresponds in capacity, but with improved range and fuel economy, to the [...]
Lion Air Bali crash reports damns airline’s safety
The captain of the brand new Lion Air 737-800 that crashed into the sea near Denpasar’s airport in April took control of the jet at an altitude of 150 feet after the junior pilot repeatedly complained he could not see the runway, according to a preliminary report by Indonesia’s air safety authority. The captain then [...]
Virgin Australia says getting better has made things worse
A cut-to-the-chase reading of the Virgin Australia profit downgrade issued yesterday is that it has improved itself into a less profitable position than before. Consider these extracts. The first is a summary of performance in April. Note the reference to loads being weaker due to a focus on higher yielding passengers. Another way of saying [...]
Flying on an Air Koryo Ilyushin IL-62 to North Korea
An Air Koryo Ilyushin IL-62 in Beijing, ready for boarding. Photo by Bernie Leighton. This story was written by Bernie Leighton for AirlineReporter.com: To fly on an Ilyushin IL-62 in 2012 is not something many people would think of doing, let alone going to the lengths I did to enjoy the privilege. On October [...]
Qantas marketing, messaging and massaging changes
Qantas has promoted Olivia Wirth to additional senior responsibilities in the group beyond media relations to Group Executive Brand, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, and recruited Andrew Parker from a distinguished career with Emirates to become Group Executive Government and International Affairs. Show More Summary
It’s a new D-day on the 787 line
After four months deliveries have resumed today at the congested Boeing 787 Dreamliner centre at Everett. The first of the delayed 787-8s to go will be for All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for the type which is also widely reported today to be in discussions with Airbus to acquire some A350-1000s. ANA will [...]
RouteHappy.com: A New Way of Booking Your Next Flight
So you need to book some flights and you hit the usual suspects online to find the best prices: Kayak, Orbitz, Travelocity or even Fare Compare. But when you look at the results, it is all about the price and you are not told the whole story. The other sites don’t tell [...]
Catching a Lufthansa Airbus A321?s Rapid Descent Live
Image from PlaneFinder.com via NYCAviation.com. Watching airline activity live via social media can have interesting consequences. Last week, I happened to see the #7700 tweet [which are tweets that are auto generated that go out any time an aircraft in coverage squawks 7700] from Planefinder.com as soon as it was posted and went to [...]
Want your new route to make headlines? Bring Richard Branson on-board, like AirAsia X did in Perth!
Imagine being served your in-flight meal by none other than Richard Branson – what would you do? You might ask for an autograph, or a photo with him perhaps. Then what would you do? Surely put it up on Facebook and tell your friends about it as soon as you land, isn’t it? Surely your.... Show More Summary
Asia gets less safe for ‘capital light’ airline ventures
Qantas remains officially confident about its plans for ‘capital light’ expansion in Asia, and Virgin Australia places its hopes on alliances to participate in the boom times, but are events leaving them behind? This story about what are ‘capital heavy’ moves by Malaysia Airlines and the separate Malaysia based low fare higher capacity aircraft franchise [...]
Flying a Dream: Qantas First Class – Part 1
Flying Qantas First Class – Photo: Mal Muir | AirlineReporter.com I was beginning my day off the way any premium cabin passenger should; spending time in the lounge prior to my flight. But this wasn’t just any lounge and this wasn’t just any flight. For two and a half years I had dreamed and worked towards this [...]
Photos + Video: First Airbus A350 Comes Out of Paint
The completed A350 XWB MSN001 is welcomed by Airbus employees in Toulouse. Photo from Airbus. The painting of the first Airbus A350 XWB was completed today in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is sporting the typcial Airbus livery that took about seven days to complete. The aircraft, MSN001, has also completed flight-test-instrumentation (FTI) verification, engine [...]
RMIT team finalists for Airbus innovation prize
A proposal to adapt liquified biomethane and LPG blends for use in airliners designed to achieve reduced reduced fossil carbon emissions has made an RMIT University team from Melbourne among five finalists in the running for this years Airbus Fly Your Ideas prize. The other teams making the final are from Brazil, India, Italy [...]
Airbus A350 shows its colours in Toulouse
Airbus has posted a set of photos of the A350-900 prototype in its full colours after emerging from the Toulouse paint shop. The first flight of the jet is expected by the end of June, maybe sooner. With a nominal three class configuration of 350 seats, the A350 is most similar in size and [...]
Jetstar coming under pincer attack from AirAsia X, Scoot
A stock market disclosure that AirAsia X is bringing forward its Australia expansion plans poses a much sharper attack on the Jetstar franchise in Asia than a mere doubling of capacity to Sydney and Melbourne sooner than originally expected. AirAsia X has already background briefed analysts and some media that it has moved further [...]
Frontier Airlines Updates their Livery
Frontier Airlines new livery. Image from Frontier. Do not worry, the cute animals are not going away! But Frontier has updated their livery to promote their website versus just the silver “Frontier” titles seen previously on the aircraft. The first animal to see the new livery is Mickey the Moose, who was previously on [...]
Pel-Air inquiry, US concerns over safety have parallels
The difference between Australia and America in relation to the public administration of air safety is that in this country the media doesn’t give a sht, and has neither resources nor focus to follow and report a significant scandal in the process and conduct of the ATSB and CASA.
Are you crossing the Blue Mountains tonight?
Somewhere on the lower slopes of the Blue Mountains tonight a party of 21 are resting up after the first day of a re-enactment of the first documented European crossing of the ranges 200 years ago. If you are flying west from Sydney tonight you will be over the Nepean River within minutes of takeoff, [...]
LOT’s 40th Anniversary to New York, Their 787s and James Bond
LOT Polish Airlines started service to New York in 1973 using the Ilyushin IL-62. Check out those paintings. Photo from LOT. Hopefully the title of this story makes total sense to you already. What the heck does LOT Polish Airlines celebrating 40 years of flying from Warsaw (WAW) to New York (JFK) have to [...]
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