Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has said that the airline is not interested in a possible merger with British Airways, with the company now focused on pursuing organic growth opportunities in Asia instead. “Been there, done that,” Joyce remarked when recently asked by a reporter about comments from BA CEO Willie Walsh that the airline was
The ADF will release a tender to provide airlift support to the Middle East pending the resolution of an investigation into how Adagold Aviation won the long term contract from incumbent Strategic Aviation. In a brief release on September 22, the ADF said it “will use its standard processes for obtaining short term services, and
Australian Aerospace reports the company is on track to deliver the 16th MRH90 helicopter to the ADF on schedule by the end of the year. Despite a three month grounding of the fleet earlier this year following an engine failure, the 13th MRH 90 was delivered on September 3, and another three are scheduled to
The Lufthansa Group’s board has approved the acquisition of 40 Airbus aircraft worth US$4.3bn (A$4.5bn), with the aircraft to be flown by its Lufthansa, Swiss and Germanwings operations. The order, which has yet to be firmed, is for 32 A320 Family aircraft (including eight A319s for Germanwings) and eight A330-300s. Five of the A330s will
Approval from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the New Zealand government to sell the RNZAF’s retired fleet of 17 A-4K Skyhawks expired on September 22 without the completion of a sale. The NZ government had hoped to sell the aircraft as well as 17 MB-339 Macchi jet trainers to Arizona
Cathay Pacific has signed an agreement with Boeing to exercise six options for 777-300ERs which will be delivered between 2013 and 2014. The six new aircraft have an estimated value of US$1.6bn (A$1.7bn) at list prices, and will take Cathay Pacific’s future 777-300ER fleet from 30 to 36. Cathay previously announced its intentions to take
