Air France-KLM has finalised a firm order for 25 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with options. The order, worth about US$5 billion at list prices, had previously been recorded on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website attributed to an unidentified customer. A preliminary 787 deal had been announced by Air France-KLM in September as part of a split
Jetstar has launched a four-times weekly Darwin-Manila-Tokyo service as it increases international flights to and from the Northern Territory capital. The budget carrier will also increase weekly flights on its Darwin-Singapore route from seven to 10. The new services go into effect on March 25. In a statement, Jetstar Australia CEO David Hall said Darwin was
Qantas customer satisfaction fell slightly during the latter part of 2011 with Virgin Australia seeing a corresponding rise, according to a report by market research firm Roy Morgan. Satisfaction with Qantas fell during October, when the airline briefly grounded its fleet amid a labour dispute, and ended November at 84 per cent, down from a
Eurocopter has released enhanced performance specifications for its EC175 medium utility helicopter, due to begin deliveries later this year. Under the revised specs, Eurocopter upped the baseline payload/radius of action capacity to 16 passengers at 135 nautical miles, a 30 per cent increase over the initial performance baseline. For longer range missions, the EC175 will
Air New Zealand has been recognised as the world’s top airline for the second time in three years, while QantasLink has taken honours as the top regional carrier. In its 38th annual awards, US based industry journal Air Transport World recognised Air New Zealand for its product innovation, use of social media and environment initiatives,
An independent airpower think tank has called on the Australian government to begin converting at least six of the RAAF’s F/A-18 Super Hornets into ‘Growler’ electronic warfare aircraft. The Canberra based Williams Foundation says a dedicated EW capability remains the “one missing component” of what will soon be the best air power system in Australian
