All three of Qantas' new A380 super jumbo jets are up, up and away once more after being grounded for 24 hours to deal with fuel tank and steering problems, the carrier said. The aircraft were grounded in London and Sydney to deal with issues the airline described as "teething problems". Two were out of service due to a fuel tank indication system problem and one experienced a nose wheel ground steering issue and an unrelated fuel leak issue, Qantas said in a statement. All the issues have been … [Read more...] about Qantas airbuses back in the air
Aircraft Manufacturers
Air India to go-ahead with B777 deliveries
Air India plans to go ahead with its planned delivery of the final three of eight B777-200LRs between June and August this year, despite the global crisis and resulting aviation downturn. Air India plans to deploy the aircraft on a new non-stop service to San Francisco in the second half of 2009. The National Aviation Co. of India Ltd., the state-owned parent of carrier Air India, plans to borrow US$1.06 billion to fund the purchase of these and additional aircraft from Boeing. India¡¯s … [Read more...] about Air India to go-ahead with B777 deliveries
Airbus cuts production as global traffic plummets
As widely expected, Airbus has announced the first production cuts in response to the deepening recession which has sent the global aviation market into a tailspin. A growing number of airlines are seeking to defer or cancel aircraft deliveries, as they are forced to cut capacity to try to match falling demand for air travel and air cargo. Airbus and its rival Boeing are finding their record order backlogs no longer offer protection against the impact of the global recession, which is forcing … [Read more...] about Airbus cuts production as global traffic plummets
Five die in Aerolift AN-12 crash
Five people - four Belarusians and a Ukrainian have died after a South Africa-based Aerolift company's Antonov An-12 plane crashed in Egypt on flight from Uganda to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Transportation Ministry said. … [Read more...] about Five die in Aerolift AN-12 crash
Air France-KLM Cargo takes delivery of 777F
Amid the doom and gloom of an industry hemorrhaging at the hands of a worsening global economic crisis, launch customer Air France took delivery of the first of Boeing's new 777 freighter this week. "I think it's very important that we could get and could operate a more efficient product" in light of the "crisis" facing the airline industry, said Pierre Vellay, executive vice president for new aircraft for Air France. Air France, along with a handful of other airlines, played an active role in … [Read more...] about Air France-KLM Cargo takes delivery of 777F
Air China takes delivery of new B737-800
GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has announced the delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Air China as the carrier undertakes its ongoing fleet modernisation. GECAS currently leases 16 other aircraft to the carrier and manages six aircraft leased to Air China on behalf of other owners. … [Read more...] about Air China takes delivery of new B737-800
