Rising from Haneda Airport to Fukuoka Boeing 777-200 passenger aircraft to go off shortly after takeoff from the right engine stopped, whereupon the cockpit crew decided to return.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Qantas has to fight with own battles
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has left open the possibility of easing foreign ownership restrictions on Qantas as he warned management to take responsibility for the airline's future, saying it is ultimately up to the company to address its financial woes.
As Qantas steps up its campaign for taxpayer assistance, Mr Abbott argued on Sunday that it was not up to the government to ensure Qantas survived.
Virgin's capital success irks Qantas
QANTAS is expected to renew its push for a federal government review of the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Etihad to fly daily into Perth
VIRGIN Australia partner Etihad is set to ramp up the pressure on Qantas when it starts daily flights to Perth next year.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Turkish Airlines Broke Its Own Record
urkish Airlines living legend Kobe Bryant NBA's biggest star of green areas shown as Lionel Messi, played leading roles in the advertising film has attracted great interest. THY plane tours the world with two superstars and their commercials taunting each other, bilateral come together in Istanbul.
http://youtu.be/ruav0KvQOOg
Friday, December 13, 2013
Qantas struggles to fill A380 super jumbos during off-peak season
QANTAS A380 super jumbos heading from Dubai to Australia sometimes leave half full as the flying kangaroo struggles to fill the giant planes in quiet travel periods.
Figures obtained by The Australian show some 484-seat A380s heading to Melbourne in November and early December had more than 200 of their 406 economy and premium economy seats unfilled a day before departure. In one case, more than half the business class cabin's 64 flat-bed seats were also without paying customers as were eight of its 14 high-yielding first-class seats. The figures do not include staff travel or other subsidised tickets.
Source:The Australian Newspaper
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Hangar upgrade keeps Qantas A330 work in Brisbane
QANTAS will undertake a major upgrade of its Airbus A330 cabin interiors at its Brisbane heavy maintenance facility, allaying fears the work would head overseas.Officially opening a new $30m hangar upgrade at the facility today, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the work on the upgrade, designed to give the flying kangaroo the jump on competitor Virgin Australia, would start late next year.
The Australian
Monday, November 25, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Aviation Giant cut jobs!
An USA giant aviation company Lockheed Martin will axe about 4000 jobs as US economy is being slowing down.