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1. Virgin stake a step in Air NZ's global march
AIRLINES: Air New Zealand says it is eager to further develop its relationship with Virgin Australia as part of a wider strategy to extend its global reach through partnerships.
Air NZ chairman John Palmer told the airline's AGM in Auckland yesterday that it was pursuing a long-term strategy of extending its global reach without extending its balance sheet.
"In future, partnerships will continue to be a core part of our strategy as we continue to enhance our reach and attract customers on to our services," Mr Palmer said. "The recent formation of the trans-Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia and the purchase of the shares in Virgin Australia demonstrates this strategy in action."
Air NZ announced this week it was taking up an equity derivative in Virgin shares that allows it to increase its stake by up to 5 per cent, subject to foreign ownership limits.
This would take its holding to 19.99 per cent, just below the trigger for a full bid.
The airline has said it does not intend to go beyond this point. However, it is understood it will seek board representation on Australia's second-biggest carrier.
Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe said the Virgin trans-Tasman alliance was a key part of the Air NZ's strategy.
It gave the airline a platform to allow it to participate more effectively in the entire Australasian market "with the most extensive network offering in the region".
"The relationship with Virgin Australia is developing well and the early feedback from customers has been positive," he said. "One of our priorities for the near future is to explore opportunities to develop this relationship further."
Mr Fyfe also emphasised the importance of the trans-Tasman market and noted that the success Air NZ was enjoying with its new Seats to Suit fares was far better than expected.
"Load factors have increased despite capacity increasing, which is a great result," he said. "Air New Zealand has captured all the growth in the market since its introduction."
Air NZ also remains confident of an improved result for fiscal 2012. Mr Palmer said: "The board has confidence in the company's ability to adopt through the current volatile conditions and return stronger profitability in the medium term."
2. Qatar Airways hints at new Airbus orders for Dubai show
Qatar Airways is set to announce a series of Airbus orders at next month’s Dubai Airshow, including a deal for the planemaker’s A380 superjumbo, CEO Akbar Al Baker said.
The deal for the A380 has already been signed, but the number of new jets to be delivered will be revealed at the annual aviation show, he told US media.
The state-backed carrier is still evaluating its fleet requirements for smaller aircraft, but will make an announcement on the Airbus A320neo at the Nov 13 event, he added.
Qatar Airways is one of the world’s largest buyers of new aircraft, with orders for 80 Airbus A350s, six Boeing 777-300ER and five Airbus SAS A380s, among others.
3. Initial report released on airshow crash
MARTINSBURG - Digital images, security camera video recordings and a high-definition video recording of last month's fatal airshow crash in Martinsburg revealed that no parts of the victim's plane separated prior to impact, according to a preliminary report on the crash published by The National Transportation Safety Board.
The preliminary report doesn't contain a cause of the Sept. 17 accident that occurred during the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge open house and airshow, but it does provide additional details regarding the ongoing investigation. Pilot John "Flash" Mangan, 54, of Concord, N.C., was killed in the crash.
The cause will not be determined by the NTSB until the completion of a final report, which is expected to take between six and nine months.
The footage of the accident, which occurred after an opposing pass involving Mangan's plane and a second plane, was provided to the NTSB for review and analysis. The video image recordings were sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders laboratory for evaluation, the report says.
Preliminary examination of the HD video recording revealed it captured both airplanes at about the point where their paths crossed, and continued recording the flight of Mangan's plane from that point to ground impact.
"The video recorded the accident airplane pitching up and rolling left thru (sic) approximately 270 degrees; however, from about the inverted position, the airplane began a nose-low descent, which continued to ground impact on airport property," the preliminary report stated.
"Further review of the video revealed no parts separating from the accident airplane before ground impact. Additionally, video and still digital images provided to NTSB depicting the bottom of the airplane immediately before the accident did not reveal any open panels."
The fatal crash occurred at about 2:34 p.m. when Mangan's North American T-28C collided with the ground during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver being performed by the Trojan Horseman, a civilian aerobatic team, at the airshow held at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport by the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing.
The intended 15-minute airshow routine consisted of six airplanes.
The second pilot involved, who was flying in the No. 5 position, reported that he and Mangan were laterally displaced and flying toward each other. Their flight paths were to cross at 300 feet above ground level, and then both were to perform an aileron roll.
"The pilot of N28XT reported that after crossing and before the next pass, he radioed the pilot of the accident airplane because he did not observe him in the air, but there was no response," the report stated.
Another member of the team also tried to communicate with Mangan's plane but was unsuccessful. The pilot who was performing the maneuver with Mangan then flew over the airport and noted the movement of fire and rescue vehicles, but initially thought they were responding to a grass fire until he observed the wreckage of Mangan's airplane, the report says.
He informed the pilots of the other four airplanes of the crash, joined up with them in formation and then were diverted to a nearby airport.
"The pilots of the other four airplanes later reported they did not witness the accident sequence prior to ground contact," the NTSB report stated.
A military pilot who witnessed the accident reported seeing a clean separation of the eastbound and westbound aircraft during the opposing pass.
"The witness noted that the pilot of the accident airplane initiated a roll to the left, which he described as more consistent with a slow barrel roll rather than an aileron roll," the NTSB report stated.
It also appeared to the witness that the roll slowed as it approached the 90-degree point and appeared to stop at that point, crashing soon after.
No one on the ground was injured in the crash. The recently filed report contains no additional information and is subject to change once the final report on the accident is filed.
Aviation NEWS By
Neha Jain
Aviation NEWS Reporter
1. Virgin stake a step in Air NZ's global march
AIRLINES: Air New Zealand says it is eager to further develop its relationship with Virgin Australia as part of a wider strategy to extend its global reach through partnerships.
Air NZ chairman John Palmer told the airline's AGM in Auckland yesterday that it was pursuing a long-term strategy of extending its global reach without extending its balance sheet.
"In future, partnerships will continue to be a core part of our strategy as we continue to enhance our reach and attract customers on to our services," Mr Palmer said. "The recent formation of the trans-Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia and the purchase of the shares in Virgin Australia demonstrates this strategy in action."
Air NZ announced this week it was taking up an equity derivative in Virgin shares that allows it to increase its stake by up to 5 per cent, subject to foreign ownership limits.
This would take its holding to 19.99 per cent, just below the trigger for a full bid.
The airline has said it does not intend to go beyond this point. However, it is understood it will seek board representation on Australia's second-biggest carrier.
Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe said the Virgin trans-Tasman alliance was a key part of the Air NZ's strategy.
It gave the airline a platform to allow it to participate more effectively in the entire Australasian market "with the most extensive network offering in the region".
"The relationship with Virgin Australia is developing well and the early feedback from customers has been positive," he said. "One of our priorities for the near future is to explore opportunities to develop this relationship further."
Mr Fyfe also emphasised the importance of the trans-Tasman market and noted that the success Air NZ was enjoying with its new Seats to Suit fares was far better than expected.
"Load factors have increased despite capacity increasing, which is a great result," he said. "Air New Zealand has captured all the growth in the market since its introduction."
Air NZ also remains confident of an improved result for fiscal 2012. Mr Palmer said: "The board has confidence in the company's ability to adopt through the current volatile conditions and return stronger profitability in the medium term."
2. Qatar Airways hints at new Airbus orders for Dubai show
Qatar Airways is set to announce a series of Airbus orders at next month’s Dubai Airshow, including a deal for the planemaker’s A380 superjumbo, CEO Akbar Al Baker said.
The deal for the A380 has already been signed, but the number of new jets to be delivered will be revealed at the annual aviation show, he told US media.
The state-backed carrier is still evaluating its fleet requirements for smaller aircraft, but will make an announcement on the Airbus A320neo at the Nov 13 event, he added.
Qatar Airways is one of the world’s largest buyers of new aircraft, with orders for 80 Airbus A350s, six Boeing 777-300ER and five Airbus SAS A380s, among others.
3. Initial report released on airshow crash
MARTINSBURG - Digital images, security camera video recordings and a high-definition video recording of last month's fatal airshow crash in Martinsburg revealed that no parts of the victim's plane separated prior to impact, according to a preliminary report on the crash published by The National Transportation Safety Board.
The preliminary report doesn't contain a cause of the Sept. 17 accident that occurred during the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge open house and airshow, but it does provide additional details regarding the ongoing investigation. Pilot John "Flash" Mangan, 54, of Concord, N.C., was killed in the crash.
The cause will not be determined by the NTSB until the completion of a final report, which is expected to take between six and nine months.
The footage of the accident, which occurred after an opposing pass involving Mangan's plane and a second plane, was provided to the NTSB for review and analysis. The video image recordings were sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders laboratory for evaluation, the report says.
Preliminary examination of the HD video recording revealed it captured both airplanes at about the point where their paths crossed, and continued recording the flight of Mangan's plane from that point to ground impact.
"The video recorded the accident airplane pitching up and rolling left thru (sic) approximately 270 degrees; however, from about the inverted position, the airplane began a nose-low descent, which continued to ground impact on airport property," the preliminary report stated.
"Further review of the video revealed no parts separating from the accident airplane before ground impact. Additionally, video and still digital images provided to NTSB depicting the bottom of the airplane immediately before the accident did not reveal any open panels."
The fatal crash occurred at about 2:34 p.m. when Mangan's North American T-28C collided with the ground during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver being performed by the Trojan Horseman, a civilian aerobatic team, at the airshow held at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport by the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing.
The intended 15-minute airshow routine consisted of six airplanes.
The second pilot involved, who was flying in the No. 5 position, reported that he and Mangan were laterally displaced and flying toward each other. Their flight paths were to cross at 300 feet above ground level, and then both were to perform an aileron roll.
"The pilot of N28XT reported that after crossing and before the next pass, he radioed the pilot of the accident airplane because he did not observe him in the air, but there was no response," the report stated.
Another member of the team also tried to communicate with Mangan's plane but was unsuccessful. The pilot who was performing the maneuver with Mangan then flew over the airport and noted the movement of fire and rescue vehicles, but initially thought they were responding to a grass fire until he observed the wreckage of Mangan's airplane, the report says.
He informed the pilots of the other four airplanes of the crash, joined up with them in formation and then were diverted to a nearby airport.
"The pilots of the other four airplanes later reported they did not witness the accident sequence prior to ground contact," the NTSB report stated.
A military pilot who witnessed the accident reported seeing a clean separation of the eastbound and westbound aircraft during the opposing pass.
"The witness noted that the pilot of the accident airplane initiated a roll to the left, which he described as more consistent with a slow barrel roll rather than an aileron roll," the NTSB report stated.
It also appeared to the witness that the roll slowed as it approached the 90-degree point and appeared to stop at that point, crashing soon after.
No one on the ground was injured in the crash. The recently filed report contains no additional information and is subject to change once the final report on the accident is filed.
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Aviation NEWS By
Neha Jain
Aviation NEWS Reporter
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