Qantas’s sixth Airbus A380, VH-OQF Charles Kingsford Smith (MSN029) landed at Sydney Airport at approximately 8:45am today after its delivery flight from Toulouse via Singapore as QF6028. The first A380 to be delivered in 2010, VH-OQF was handed over to Qantas in Toulouse on January 8. Airbus says it plans to deliver at least 20
Embraer has reported it delivered 244 aircraft in 2009, 40 more than in 2008 on the back of increased business jet deliveries. Airliner deliveries for the year were down 25 per cent. Commercial airlines comprised exactly half of the delivery total, with 122 airliners delivered in 2009 comprising seven ERJ-145s, 22 E-170s, 11 E-175s, 62
Boeing delivered the last of four KC-767 tankers for the Japan Air Self Defence Force on January 8, a significant milestone for the delayed program, with Boeing partner Itochu Corp handing over the aircraft to Japanese Ministry of Defence officials. The first Japanese KC-767 was handed over in February 2008, two years late due to
Japan Airlines will slash a third of its workforce, will reject billion dollar cash offers from American Airlines and Delta, and may file for bankruptcy as it seeks to turn itself around, according to Japanese media. The Kyodo News reports the airline will slash 15,600 jobs over the next three years and will take on
Virgin Atlantic has signed a contract with Airbus for six A330-300s and a lease deal for a further four A330-300s with lessor AerCap, confirming an announcement made last June. The aircraft will be configured with 270-seats in three classes, and primarily employed on routes from the UK to North America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia,
Auckland International Airport Ltd has announced it is buying a 24.55 per cent stake in North Queensland Airports, operators of Cairns and Mackay Airports, from Westpac Bank for A$132.8m (NZ$166m). “Since indicating in March 2009 that we would pursue opportunistic but carefully selected step-outs, we’ve looked at a range of opportunities to drive synergies and
