Qantas scraps its first A380. Australian Aviation published an article in June this year, showing a picture taken by a Twitter user, that confirmed that the first Qantas A380 has already been scraped. The photo, apparently taken in the Victorville boneyard, shows the plane without its nose. A sad confirmation that the super jumbo has …
737 Max 10 may go! World of Aviation published an article saying that Boing may need to give up on its 737 Max 10, the largest of the 737 Max family, due to regulatory issues. The 737 Max has been involved in a series of accidents that caused the aircraft to be grounded from March …
Who cares about fatigue? If you work in aviation, you certainly do care about fatigue. Crews need to have a rest to be able to fly and everyone knows that fatigue may mean disaster. But that is true for any other sector, no one works well when fatigued, especially when operating machinery. According to World …
Qantas Group recognised internationally. According to Airline Ratings Qantas Group has won major awards for 2021. In the article, Airline Ratings refers to Qantas as the “world oldest continuously operating and most experienced airline”. It is no secret that the Flying Kangaroo has been well known for its excellence, safety and excellent pilot training. Qantas …
Australian domestic travel recovers from the pandemic crisis. Australian Aviation, claims that domestic flights reached a staggering 89% of what they were before the pandemic. The article says these numbers were reached in April when borders reopened and people travelled for the Easter and ANZAC day long weekend. The ACCC published a report in June, …
British Airways supports disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world. The airline has had its own charity partnership with Comic Relief, since 2010. The project is called Flying Start. According to a press release published in March, British Airways has raised over £26 million (over $45 million) for Flying Start. £898,000 ($1.5 million) …
The business trip is back! Despite the concerns about corporate travel after the pandemic, it seems like the sector has shown a massive increase between February and March. An article published by Australian Aviation says that a popular travel agency had a 416% increase in corporate bookings. The doom previsions With the pandemic, we changed …
Five decades later! It’s hard to believe but it has been 53 years since Concorde took the skies. Airline Ratings described it as a “masterpiece of engineering, a technological marvel and the greatest financial disaster in aviation industry”. In my view, it is the perfect description. She was ahead of her time, she was innovative …
Choice complained to the ACCC about Qantas. An Australian Aviation article reports that the ACCC had opened a public consultation after being reported on the media that people where having issues redeeming their flight credits. Those reports claimed that prices for tickets purchased with these credits doubled recently. Apparently, Qantas has denied such allegations claiming …
A step towards sustainability for British Airways. Over the last few years, airlines have been doing their best to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The world is going towards a net-zero emissions target, and although aviation is not the biggest polluter, the reality is that planes contribute to the world’s carbon emissions. So, for …
