This forecast has been shared by Boeing and Airbus, who are considered to be the aircraft manufacturing giants. It’s not a myth, but a reality. More people are taking up air travel, airline fleet are …
Australia
Sri Lankan Airlines commences Melbourne-Colombo flights with Airbus A330-200s
Daily flights has been scheduled between Colombo and Melbourne from October 29th with Airbus A330-200. Airbuses are leased out to make this operation success. The decision was made taking in to consid…
Should birdstrike worry fliers?
An AirAsia X A330 flight D7207 diverted to Brisbane last Monday night after a suspected bird strike, in a second mid-air drama to hit the airline in a fortnight. Since then bird strike on a plane has …
ATSB report on in-flight propeller separation from a Saab 340
The investigation report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) on an incident involving in-flight Propeller separation from a Saab 340, registration VH-NRX, about 19 km from Sydney on 17 Ma…
John Travolta will donate his Boeing 707 to the HARS, Australia.
Hollywood actor John Travolta announced that he will donate his prized Boeing 707 to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, in Australia. Travolta, a qualified pilot and Qantas ambassador, hope…
Airplane Abort Landing Due to Hoax Call
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched an investigation after someone made hoax calls to pilots, causing a passenger flight to abort landing as it approached Melbourne Airport. The passenger…
Dawn of a New Era: Qantas’ New Livery
A #newroo for VH-QPJ to symbolise the New Era as we head towards our centenary. Source: Qantas…
Dear Passengers: Don’t Bring Your Samsung Note 7 on Board
Singapore airlines and other airlines implemented a complete ban of the device. Singapore Airlines (SIA), Quantas and four budget carriers in Singapore simultaneously announced banning all passengers …
A QantasLink, Network Aviation F100 made and emergency landing at Perth Airport this morning at 11:36am after fumes filled the cockpit.
A QantasLink, Network Aviation F100 made and emergency landing at Perth Airport this morning at 11:36am after fumes filled the cockpit. The aircraft QF 1623 from Newman to Perth with 97 passengers on …
Domestic airfares reach record highs in September
There was an across-the-board rise in Australian domestic airfares to multi-year highs in September, new figures show. A monthly report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Econom…