The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight which lost a cabin panel at 16,000ft on January 5 when the jet was climbing through 16,000 feet with 171 passengers and crew on board, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
Virgin Australia has an end of summer sale offering more than 900,000 fares from A$49 one-way domestic, plus a range of international destinations available until midnight AEST Monday 18 March 2024 on select flights between 25 March and 12 December 2024 (unless sold out prior).
USA-based Southwest Airlines is blaming Boeing delivery delays for a change to scheduled services, saying it now expects 46 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes to be delivered this year, down from 58.
Passengers not wearing seat belts were tossed from their seats and bounced off the cabin ceiling during a Latam B787-9 flight from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand on Monday this week, leaving at least 50 injured - some with head injuries.
AirAsia Malaysia has commenced a daily service to Perth, Western Australia from its Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA T2) base, adding to existing flights on the route operated by affiliate airline AirAsia X.
Some 50 passengers were injured by what officials described as a “strong movement” on a Chilean flight from Australia to New Zealand.
Samantha Glass (pictured right), director of corporate affairs, communication and sustainability at ICC Sydney has been appointed to the Board of directors of the Australian Business Events Association (ABEA), effective immediately and replacing Janet Hamilton, general manager, Cairns Convention Centre, who has stepped down to concentrate on creating opportunities for her refurbished centre.
USA-based United Airlines is expanding its global route network, adding new non-stop flights between New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco; Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines and Houston-Medellin, Colombia.
United expands global network
Darwin, Australia-based carrier Air North, which is best known for flying work crews to and from remote oil, gas and mining sites in the north of the country (aka 'fly in, fly out' or FIFO) is expanding, with a flight between Perth, Western Australia and Alice Springs in the Centre.
The UK is raising the tax on premium class flights.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt increased air passenger duty (APD) on premium air fares in his March 6 Budget, saying he was making “a one-off adjustment” to “account for high inflation in recent years”.
Lufthansa’s Ufo cabin crew union has called on members to strike at Lufthansa and short-haul carrier CityLine on Tuesday March 12 and Wednesday March 13 as part of calls for higher pay.
The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the 'door plug' blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane during an Alaska Airlines flight, according to the Wall Street Journal.
US federal investigators have confirmed the pilots' account of a brief failure of rudder controls on a Boeing 737 MAX jet as it landed in New Jersey last month.
The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight which lost a cabin panel at 16,000ft on January 5 when the jet was climbing through 16,000 feet with 171 passengers and crew on board, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
Virgin Australia has an end of summer sale offering more than 900,000 fares from A$49 one-way domestic, plus a range of international destinations available until midnight AEST Monday 18 March 2024 on select flights between 25 March and 12 December 2024 (unless sold out prior).
USA-based Southwest Airlines is blaming Boeing delivery delays for a change to scheduled services, saying it now expects 46 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes to be delivered this year, down from 58.
Passengers not wearing seat belts were tossed from their seats and bounced off the cabin ceiling during a Latam B787-9 flight from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand on Monday this week, leaving at least 50 injured - some with head injuries.
AirAsia Malaysia has commenced a daily service to Perth, Western Australia from its Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA T2) base, adding to existing flights on the route operated by affiliate airline AirAsia X.
Some 50 passengers were injured by what officials described as a “strong movement” on a Chilean flight from Australia to New Zealand.
Samantha Glass (pictured right), director of corporate affairs, communication and sustainability at ICC Sydney has been appointed to the Board of directors of the Australian Business Events Association (ABEA), effective immediately and replacing Janet Hamilton, general manager, Cairns Convention Centre, who has stepped down to concentrate on creating opportunities for her refurbished centre.
USA-based United Airlines is expanding its global route network, adding new non-stop flights between New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco; Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines and Houston-Medellin, Colombia.
United expands global network
Darwin, Australia-based carrier Air North, which is best known for flying work crews to and from remote oil, gas and mining sites in the north of the country (aka 'fly in, fly out' or FIFO) is expanding, with a flight between Perth, Western Australia and Alice Springs in the Centre.
The UK is raising the tax on premium class flights.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt increased air passenger duty (APD) on premium air fares in his March 6 Budget, saying he was making “a one-off adjustment” to “account for high inflation in recent years”.
Lufthansa’s Ufo cabin crew union has called on members to strike at Lufthansa and short-haul carrier CityLine on Tuesday March 12 and Wednesday March 13 as part of calls for higher pay.
The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the 'door plug' blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane during an Alaska Airlines flight, according to the Wall Street Journal.
US federal investigators have confirmed the pilots' account of a brief failure of rudder controls on a Boeing 737 MAX jet as it landed in New Jersey last month.
