Qantas A380 VH-OQA has suffered an evident uncontained engine failure shortly after takeoff from Singapore for Sydney, forcing the crew to dump fuel and make an emergency landing back at Singapore, and leading the airline to suspend all A380 flying while investigatons into the incident take place. The aircraft’s number two Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine
Tiger Airways has flagged that it will announce new bases in Australia over the coming year as the budget carrier rose to a profit during the three months to September 30. “We are talking to airports and state governments right now with a view to announcing some more bases in the coming year,” Tiger Airways
Boeing will operate a rotable exchange service for 787 operators which it says will help reduce airline inventory costs and allow parts to be shipped within 24 hours. “The 787 Rotables Exchange Services Program will provide a dedicated pool of high value, dispatch-critical parts for airlines, while helping them to improve operations support and cash
Boeing says that the international air cargo traffic will triple over the next 20 years, with the industry already rebounding strongly from the global financial crisis. In its latest World Air Cargo Forecast, Boeing predicts that global volumes of air cargo will grow by an average of 5.9 per cent per year until 2029, aided
Boeing has increased its forecast for the demand for new aircraft from China, citing the continued strong performance of the country’s economy. “China is one of the world’s fastest growing and dynamic aviation markets, driven by the urbanisation of China, the growth of its economy and ever-increasing personal wealth,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of
Gulfstream has announced that the FAA has formally certified its large cabin aircraft as being Stage 4 noise compliant. The certification applies to the G550, G500, G450, G350, GV and GIV families, which Gulfstream says have always been Stage 4 compliant, but have now been formally certified as meeting the ICAO’s Stage 4 noise requirements
