Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed contracts with Airbus for 25 A350 aircraft, comprising 20 A350-900 variants and five A350-1000s. ALC has also purchased options for an additional five A350-1000s and placed an order for 14 A320neo jets. Los Angeles-based ALC becomes the 35th customer for the A350 and brings total orders for the type
Malaysia Airlines has formally joined the oneworld alliance, adding its 60 destinations in 30 countries to the alliance network and completing an important phase in the airline’s repositioning plan. The first flight operated as a oneworld member operated between Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, while Melbourne was the first destination to be served by Malaysia’s oneworld-liveried
Gulfstream’s new mid-size G280 business jet has set 15 new city-pair speed records during a 250-hour demonstration program. The aircraft has set 22 speed records since setting its first in May last year. The manufacturer said that of the 15 city-pair records recently broken the most significant were the 1,640nm sector between Aspen Colorado and
Queensland government-founded Aviation Australia will this month travel to Malaysia to deliver training to Air Asia engineering students. This is the fifth year Aviation Australia has conducted training for Air Asia as part of a growing international training program that has been recognised in the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards. Aviation Australia first began exporting
Etihad Airways has recorded a 200 per cent leap in profit to US$42 million during 2012 on the back of a healthy revenue increase of 17 per cent. The result is up from US$14 million in 2011, its inaugural year of profit. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and rentals rose 16 per cent to
In what is one of the Qantas Group’s most significant international schedule developments, the airline has unveiled an extensive range of measures aimed at firmly bolstering its position in Asia. A four-phase strategy includes improved schedules to Hong Kong and Singapore, network expansion with airline partners in Asia, enhanced onboard and ground products, and the
