Airline news
787 Compensation Lifts Qantas H1 Profit
Australia’s Qantas Airways reported a 10.4 percent rise in first-half profit on Thursday, as a turnaround of its loss-making international operations gathers pace. The result included AUD$125 million (USD$128.63 mi...
PrivateFly
PrivateFly.com has asked travel fans across the world for their most scenic airport landings in its annual survey*, with the most votes going to the Caribbean island of St Maarten – where aircraft of all sizes land...
As Parked 787s Multiply, Boeing Cash Drain Increases
Paine Field Airport, next door to Boeing’s wide-body plant north of Seattle, is getting crowded as 10 new 787 Dreamliners flank the runway, destined for airlines such as Poland’s LOT, Britain’s Thomson ...
Swelling Found In Second ANA 787 Battery
Cells in a second lithium-ion battery on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner forced to make an emergency landing in Japan last month showed slight swelling, a Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) official said on Tuesday. The jet, fl...
Jetstar Japan Takes Delivery of Its First A320 with Sharklet
Jetstar Japan, one of Japans low-cost carriers (LCC), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Japanese carrier for the type. Sharklets are a...
Striking Iberia Workers Clash With Police
Striking union workers clashed with police at Madrid’s Barajas airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Iberia. More than 80 Iberia flights were cancelled as...
