Controversial CASA boss John McCormick will be standing down at the end of August. In a statement released late Friday afternoon, CASA board chairman Dr Allan Hawk said McCormick decided not to seek a further term of appointment as CASA director of aviation safety, but that he has agreed to the board’s request to stay
Emirates and Jetstar have announced an agreement to codeshare on a number of different services. The agreement will see Emirates flight numbers placed on a number of routes operated by Jetstar Australia and New Zealand, and on Jetstar Asia. Members of Emirates Skywards frequent flyer scheme will earn miles for flights on Jetstar-operated routes which
Bombardier Aerospace has opened a new regional support office in Singapore as part of plans to better support commercial operators in the South East Asia region. The office is the 18th such office the manufacturer has opened outside of North America “With more than 300 CRJ and Q-Series fleet in operation or on order in
On the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow, Airbus has released its updated global market forecast for the Asia-Pacific region. The manufacturer predicts 10,940 new passenger and cargo airliners valued at US$1.8tr (A$2.0tr) will be required in our region over the next 20 years, representing 37 per cent of all new global aircraft sales during that
Vietnam’s VietJetAir has placed an order for 63 Airbus A320 Family airliners and has taken 30 purchase rights during a signing at the Singapore Airshow on February 11. The order comprises 42 A320neo (new engine option), 14 A320ceo (current engine option), and seven A321ceo, and will be bolstered by a lease of eight additional A320s
The UK Ministry of Defence has grounded the RAF’s Airbus Voyager KC2 and KC3 MRTTs following a sudden loss of altitude of one of their growing fleet on February 10. The aircraft was reportedly flying at 38,000 feet during a transport mission from the UK to Afghanistan when it suddenly lost altitude over Turkey, and
