An eager crowd of spectators gathered outside Manchester Airport to see the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, touch down. The arrival of the 500-seat super-jumbo signalled the introduction of a new daily service by Emirates from Manchester to the airline’s hub in Dubai. The aircraft’s arrival in Manchester ...
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Airline jet engine manufacturer, Rolls Royce, issued a warning concerning the safety of its RB211 model just two weeks before one blew up on Qantas Flight 74 on Tuesday. The directive warned that because of cracks which had been spotted in the engine’s turbine shafts there was a risk of ...
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A Qantas passenger jet was forced to turn back to San Francisco Airport after one of its engines blew up shortly after take-off. Flight 74, bound for Sydney, was carrying 230 passengers and crew, all of whom managed to disembark safely.
Simon Rushton, a Sydney based spokesman for Qantas, described how ...
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US airline giant Delta Airways could step up the competition on transatlantic routes between the UK and the US if it is allowed to run services between London Heathrow and the cities of Miami and Boston. The landing and take-off slots have become available at Heathrow because regulators ruled that ...
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Etihad Airways has confirmed that it will be increasing the number of flights it makes between Abu Dhabi and Sydney through its new partnership with Virgin Blue Group to twice daily. The decision has been welcomed by Sydney Airport. Russell Balding, the airport’s chief executive, said he had been working ...
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Air New Zealand has announced a healthy increase in profits as other airlines say they are cautiously optimistic about the future. Virgin Blue also showed a return to form as its profits improved. For its fiscal year, ending in June, Air New Zealand was able to announce a net profit ...
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Virgin Blue boss, John Borghetti, continues to show his intention to challenge Qantas in the premium market as he signs a code share agreement with Middle Eastern carrier Etihad. The new deal will mean Virgin Blue offshoot, V Australia, will now fly to Abu Dhabi. According to the airline, as ...
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Qantas has announced plans to expand capacity within Australia across a number of its networks. The plans include adding more flights to budget arm Jetstar as well as introducing new aircraft. Qantas aims to grow capacity by nearly 10 per cent and boost capacity on the Jetstar brand by around ...
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An investigation is under way into how police in the Philippines managed a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of eight tourists. Rolando Mendoza, a 55-year-old former policeman, managed to hijack a bus carrying tourists from Hong Kong on Monday. He then told hostage negotiators that he would release ...
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Qantas Airways has confirmed that it will be taking five Bombardier Q400 aircraft out of service because of concerns over the fittings of the landing gear. Simon Rushton, a spokesman for the airline, said there were issues with some of the fittings which meant Qantas would be grounding a number ...
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