The Wall Street Journal reports the European Union has dropped plans to impose a carbon charge on non-EU airlines using its airspace. The reversal comes in the face of pressure reportedly applied by Airbus and by the governments of France, Germany and the UK where the majority of Airbus’s components are built. Non-EU governments, in
Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has suggested his airline’s order for the Airbus A380, A330 and Boeing 747-400ER placed in 2000 was, in hindsight, a mistake. “It is great to be able to say I wish I could get in a time machine and go back to 2000 and [change] the fleet order [made by]
Boeing’s Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator has made its first flight from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in Canada. Developed in conjunction with Canada’s Field Aviation, the MSA is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet airframe and has been developed as a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance platform for search and rescue, anti-piracy, and
GE Aviation has expanded its propeller maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Brisbane Airport. The 2,000 sqm facility services propellers for Bombardier Q400s, Saab 340s and Fokker 50s, all of which are in widespread operation in Australia and in the wider region, and has been certified by CASA and EASA to the AS:9100 standard. “GE
Garuda Indonesia has become the 20th member of the SkyTeam alliance of airlines. The move adds 40 destinations to the alliance’s network, and sees Jakarta become its second major hub in the south east Asia. Vietnam Airlines is also a member of the alliance. “Garuda’s entry into the alliance will give its customers access to
The global fleet of about 60 operational Xi’an MA-60 regional turboprops has been grounded following the issuance of an airworthiness directive by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The AD relates to the MA-60’s nose undercarriage and gear annunciation systems on aircraft that have logged more than 6,400 cycles. But Xi’an has self-extended the
