The Boeing Company today officially announced that it now expects the delivery of the first 787 only in middle of first quarter, 2011. The delivery date revision is followed by an assessment of a Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine needed for the final[..] Read More >>
Category Archives: Other News
V Australia and Virgin Blue announces network restructure – Drops Africa, Thailand, DJ adds A330s
Virgin Blue Group today announced the second phase of its network restructuring plan, under the leadership of CEO John Borghetti. Key Points are as follows - Virgin Blue to add two A330-200 aircraft to its domestic fleet - V Australia to[..] Read More >>
SriLankan to be Sold to SIA ?
A report on a trusted Sri Lankan newspaper, The Sunday Times, states that the island nation government is looking at selling a stake of SriLankan Airlines ( IATA:UL ) to Temasek Holdings, parent of Singapore Airlines ( SIA ). SriLankan has[..] Read More >>
Gulf Air to launch service to Aden and Colombo
Gulf Air from onset of Northern Winter will launch service to Aden, Yemen and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Service to Aden ( ADE ) from Bahrain ( BAH ) will operate four times a week with an Airbus A319 and will be a new destination for the carrier.[..] Read More >>
Help Save a Convair 990
Convair 990 was a long range aircraft built in early 1960s by Convair, General Dynamics. Also known as the Coronado, CV990 was the fastest jet aircraft at the time with a speed of 990km/h. The Coronado faced stiff competition from the new[..] Read More >>
Malaysian Lessor Orders 50 Irkut MS-21s
A new Malaysian lessor Crecom Burj Resources has ordered 50 Irkut MS-21 narrowbody aircraft, the ITAR-TASS reported. The contract is reportedly valued at around $5 billion and deliveries are expected to begin in 2014 ( ? ) as reported, but this[..] Read More >>
Stowaway Hidden in Dubai Royal Flight Safely Flies to London
AP reports that a stowaway hidden inside the wheel well of a Vienna-London flight has safely made the journey. The man, a 20 year old Romanian, had stated that he wanted to come to UK looking for work. He had further stated that he crawled[..] Read More >>
Video of Interest : Hard Landing
Airliners.net member BN747 had noted the following video of a Korean Air Boeing 777-300 hard landing on YouTube. I thought this would be worth sharing. Although it might look rather scary, this really is not a dramatically dangerous[..] Read More >>
A free opportunity to uplift your airline’s social media profile
Social media is certainly the next frontier in marketing. It allows you to connect with your prospective customers and lead them to the place you want to. But I find that many airlines have still not achieved the true potential of social media.[..] Read More >>
I’m Starting Consultation ( and how to win an exciting gift )
Yes, I will be available for aviation consultation from today, and I will focus on social media ( for the start ). Social media is an effective tool to connect with your customers, and to drive sales. And having realised this, many leading[..] Read More >>