Panda Route' to Chengdu opens up as newest airline from China touches down in Auckland

Sichuan Airlines' first flight has arrived in Auckland just on 45 minutes early. The near-new Airbus A330 touched down just after 6pm from the Sichuan capital Chengdu and its three-flights-a-week service adds to 39 services linking New Zealand to the Chinese mainland. The province is in the south-west of China and has a population of around 87 million. (www.nzherald.co.nz) さらに...

Death sentences possible for Aussie plane bomb plotters

Five men – two of whom are Australian citizens – could receive the death sentence in a Lebanese military court for their part in a planned airplane bombing last year. Senior Lebanon military court judge Alaa Khatib has recommended five men face death by firing squad for their part in the alleged terrorist plot, The Australian reports. The attack reportedly would have seen the plotters detonate bombs hidden in a Barbie doll and a meat grinder on an Etihad flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi on July… (www.msn.com) さらに...

Jetstar Pacific signs for 10 A320s

Vietnam-based Jetstar Pacific has put pen to paper for 10 new Airbus A320s. The low-cost carrier, a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines and Qantas, has signed a memorandum of understanding for 10 of the current generation A320ceo model of the narrowbody, Airbus said on Monday (European time) at the Farnborough Air Show. Jetstar Pacific chief executive Le Hong Ha said the aircraft would help the carrier grow international routes. The airline currently had 12 leased A320 in its fleet. Is there… (australianaviation.com.au) さらに...

Part in Mauritius came from MH370: ATSB

Australian air crash investigators have confirmed an aircraft part found washed ashore the island of Mauritius came from missing flight MH370. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the item found in May was a trailing edge splice strap from a Boeing 777 left outboard flap. A work order number on the part confirmed it was from the Malaysia Airlines plane, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite an extensive search of the… (www.9news.com.au) さらに...

Tigerair Australia returns to Canberra

Tigerair Australia ended a five-year absence from the nation’s capital on Thursday when flight TT667 touched down at Canberra Airport. The inaugural service, operated by Airbus A320 VH-VNR, was greeted with an Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) monitor cross on the way to the terminal after landing a little after 1900. The aircraft was on the ground for about an hour before taking off as the reciprocal TT668 back to Melbourne just after 2000. (australianaviation.com.au) さらに...

Qantas boss Alan Joyce snares $24.6 million payday

Qantas boss Alan Joyce's annual pay has soared to $24.58 million after he successfully steered the carrier's turnaround. The Qantas chief executive's total remuneration for 2016/17 increased 90 per cent on the $12.96 million he made the prior year as the more than doubling in Qantas's share price fuelled a surge in the value of performance-based share entitlements Recommended for you:Navy Base Pay - Search for Navy Base Pay. Ask.com/Navy Base Pay | Sponsored Mr Joyce's… (www.msn.com) さらに...

Korean Air admits using electric stun gun on five passengers

South Korea's national airline has used electric stun guns on five passengers during flights, the BBC has learned. Korean Air is believed to be the only major carrier to routinely have the weapons on board. The airline is ramping up training for staff using the guns after criticism for the way it handled a recent in-flight disturbance. In that incident, US singer Richard Marx was among passengers who helped restrain an unruly passenger. (www.msn.com) さらに...

KLM Boeing 737-800 at Amsterdam on May 6th 2016, near collision with a drone

A KLM Boeing 737-800, registration PH-BXB (this aircraft registration has been involved in 1 other incidents and/or accidents and KLM has been involved in 71 incidents reported on this site) performing flight KL-1286 from Edinburgh,SC (UK) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on final approach to Amsterdam's runway 18R descending through 600 feet AGL when the crew spotted a drone passing their aircraft about 30 meters/100 feet to their left. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway… (www.aeroinside.com) さらに...

Tigerair Australia introduces mobile boarding passes

Passengers on Tigerair Australia are now able to have a paperless flight thanks to the airline’s introduction of mobile boarding passes. Those booked to travel on Tigerair services can checkin online and have a boarding pass sent to their mobile phone via email or SMS, the airline said on Wednesday. There is also an Apple iOS Passbook Wallet version of the mobile boarding pass for iPhone users. Tigerair joins Virgin Australia, Qantas and Jetstar in providing a mobile boarding pass option to… (australianaviation.com.au) さらに...

Propeller recovered from Revesby bushland after falling off REX plane

A 100-kilogram propeller that fell off a Regional Express (REX) plane over south-western Sydney last week has been winched out of bushland, as investigators try to determine what went wrong. NSW Police and Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) officials on Wednesday morning used a PolAir helicopter to lift the propeller from bushland in the Georges River National Park, where it came to rest after (www.smh.com.au) さらに...