A code-sharing deal between Qantas and China Eastern Airlines will make it easier for Chinese tourists to visit Tasmania, the State Government has said. Under the new arrangement, China Eastern will put its airline code on Qantas services from Melbourne and Sydney to Hobart, and on Melbourne-to-Launceston flights. The deal means Chinese travellers will be able to get all the way from Ch...
An airline passenger was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airoport (PEK) after he allegedly refused to turn off his cell phone and punched a flight security guard on China Eastern Airlines (MU) flight MU2312, Beijing News reported. The incident occurred last Friday, Nov. 13 when the Dalian-bound flight MU2312 was taxiing for takeoff at PEK. The airport police said the male pass...
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N969NN performing flight AA-1027 from Chicago O'Hare, IL to Orlando, FL (U.S.), was on final approach to Orlando's runway 36L about 5 nm before touch down when a bird impacted the left hand engine (CFM56), all engine parameters remained normal. The crew continued for a safe landing on runway 36L about 2 minutes later. A borescopic i...
An El Al Boeing 777-200, registration 4X-ECA performing flight LY-5 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Los Angeles, CA (U.S.) with 297 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 200nm east of Billings, MT (U.S.) when the crew received a fire indication for the right hand engine (Trent 895), worked the related memory items shutting the engine down and discharging the fire agent, and decided to divert...
Qantas’s second Boeing 737-800 to be painted in an historical ‘retro’ livery has touched down at Sydney Airport. Dubbed ‘Retro Roo II’, 737-800 VH-VXQ wears the original paint scheme introduced by Qantas’s first jet aircraft, the Boeing 707, when it first entered service in 1959. VXQ landed in Sydney shortly before 8am on Monday morning from Townsvi...
As a slow growth economic environment takes hold across many global markets, the business aviation industry is not immune to its impact. In its 24th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook released today, Honeywell Aerospace forecasts up to 9,200 new business jet deliveries worth US$270 billion from 2015 to 2025, with a 3 to 5 percent reduction over the value noted in the 2014 forecast. "W...
Abu Dhabi: Royal jet has signed a contract with the UAE GHQ Armed Forces to provide a wide spectrum of technical & operational training to Air Force staff. The signing ceremony took place on the last day of the Dubai Airshow 2015, by General Ebrahim Al Alawi (Commander HQ UAE Air Force & Air Defence) & Captain Patrick Gordon (Interim President/CEO) of Royal Jet in the presence of de...
Garmin’s certification program for upgrading the Beechjet400A/Hawker 400XP to its G5000 integrated flight deck has completed several milestones toward achieving FAA approval in the first quarter of 2016. These include system architecture and installation details, High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF), lightning and reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) test...
The leaders of the world's 20 most powerful countries have agreed to step up border controls and aviation security in the wake of the Paris attacks that killed 129 people, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters on Sunday. The heads of the Group of 20 (G20) largest economies, meeting in Turkey, condemned the attacks claimed by Islamic State as "heinous" and said they remain...
Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Hossam Kamal said EgyptAir will suspend its flights to Moscow in reaction to Russia not setting a date to resume their flights to Egypt. Russian authorities suspended EgyptAir flights to Moscow Domodedovo airport, where the airline had three flights a week, due to what they claimed is the “absence of an aviation safety programme”. The Russian M...
Boeing expects Arabian Gulf carriers to weather the impact of lower oil prices on regional economies and sustain their rapid growth. In an interview at last week’s Dubai Airshow, Bertrand-Marc Allen, the president of Boeing International, said that the UAE’s efforts to beef up its aviation manufacturing capabilities will also help to mitigate any volatility in oil prices. “...
AMAC Aerospace has delivered another Global Express within a short ground time after a base maintenance check at the AMAC facility in Basel, Switzerland. The undisclosed head of state customer from the MENA region was said to be very pleased about the on time delivery of his Global Express. A privately owned Airbus A319 from the region has been inducted for a heavy maintenance C- Check at t...
