Airbus has cut the ribbon on its new manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. The Mobile plant is scheduled to produce between 40 and 50 Airbus A320 family aircraft by 2018. Airbus says the first completed aircraft to emerge from the factory will be an A321 due to be delivered to US carrier Jetblue in 2016.
Domestic fares were higher in all categories in September, with travellers paying more for seats at both the pointy end and down the back of the plane. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly measure of domestic airfares showed the best discount, restricted economy and business class fares were all up in
ANA’s Star Wars themed 787-9 has rolled out of the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington State. The R2-D2 Dreamliner, registration JA873A, is the first of three aircraft to be decorated with characters from the Star Wars movie franchise. “Today the time has come to bring the ANA Star Wars project to life and we hope
Jetstar’s transition to an all Boeing 787-8 long-haul fleet is almost complete after the low-cost carrier’s 11th and final Dreamliner on firm order entered revenue service over the weekend. The aircraft, VH-VKL, operated its first commercial flight on Saturday as JQ37 from Sydney to Bali, with the 787 departing Kingsford Smith at 1820 local time. The
The Australian Air Task Group (ATG) has completed its first operational mission in Syria. No weapons were released during the mission, which provided “on-call interdiction and dynamic targeting support”, according to Defence. The two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornets, a E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C platform and a KC-30A tanker transport that were involved in the
Airnorth will link Darwin with Alice Springs via Katherine and Tennant Creek from October in what the airline describes as its new “Centre Run” service. The regional carrier said it will operate 30-seat Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft on a Darwin-Katherine-Tennant Creek-Alice Springs routing three times a week. The return service to Darwin will also stop in
