A more positive economic outlook has boosted hopes for the progressive recovery of the business aviation sector, attendees at this year’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference in Florida have been told. Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association (GAMA) Caroline Daniels said while the industry faces a “mixed picture”, there were signs of room for
An A330-300 has become the 100th Airbus to be delivered to Aeroflot. The Rolls Royce Trent 700-powered aircraft joins a fleet of 20 A330-family and 79 A320-family Airbuses in Aeroflot’s 125-strong fleet. The A330-300s are used on the airline’s medium and long haul services in a 28/268 configuration. Aeroflot began Airbus operations in 1992 when
Jetstar has introduced Osaka as its fourth international destination served from Darwin. Inaugurated on November 1, the service will initially be operated three times a week and will extend to four return flights a week from December as an extension of the existing Darwin-Singapore operation. Japan is the Northern Territory’s largest trading partner and the
Qantas has placed the first of a planned 16 refurbished 767-300s into service. The aircraft are being fitted with new interiors and individual inflight entertainment systems as part of a broader investment Qantas is making in refreshing its domestic product. The airline says the 767 refurbishments are now due to be completed by the end
While Tiger Airways looks set to pounce on the domestic market with even greater energy after Virgin Australia’s announcement it will take 60 per cent of the low cost airline, Tiger has returned to Adelaide and Hobart. Twice-daily services have been scheduled between Melbourne and Adelaide. The services have been timed for business travellers, while
TAE has been appointed GE Aviation’s Designated Repair Center for the Asia Pacific for the new H80 turboprop as well as the Walter M601. The H80 is a modernised development of the Czech M601 which has been selected to power the Thrush 510G agricultural aircraft and the Aircraft Industries L410 commuter aircraft. “TAE has serviced
