http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/industrysectors/aviation/News, views and information from the pages of The AustralianThu, 17 May 2012 00:51:58 +1000Thu, 17 May 2012 00:51:58 +1000en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.aus_business_aviation_7065http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/DBegEYbOn7g/story-e6frg95x-1226358220126http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/a380-fix-will-cost-airbus-200m/story-e6frg95x-1226358220126THE wing cracks first uncovered in a Qantas A380 super jumbo under repair in Singapore have cost manufacturer Airbus more than $200 million. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YomNQh2h3Q8cxOycY174z19UzI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YomNQh2h3Q8cxOycY174z19UzI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YomNQh2h3Q8cxOycY174z19UzI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YomNQh2h3Q8cxOycY174z19UzI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/DBegEYbOn7g" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSteve Creedyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/a380-fix-will-cost-airbus-200m/story-e6frg95x-1226358220126http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/94HrYsRoMk4/story-e6frg8zx-1226356723365http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/virgin-tries-cooking-oil-and-it-may-just-fly/story-e6frg8zx-1226356723365VIRGIN Australia is claiming an aviation first with a move to power its airport ground-handling vehicles using local&nbsp;biodiesel. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zUCCVIj8t9kJXmCc4b1gEZTKd7U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zUCCVIj8t9kJXmCc4b1gEZTKd7U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zUCCVIj8t9kJXmCc4b1gEZTKd7U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zUCCVIj8t9kJXmCc4b1gEZTKd7U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/94HrYsRoMk4" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSteve Creedy, Aviation writerhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/virgin-tries-cooking-oil-and-it-may-just-fly/story-e6frg8zx-1226356723365http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/da262kZmdHY/story-e6frg95x-1226355269990http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/china-targets-kangaroo-route-with-cheap-fares-to-europe/story-e6frg95x-1226355269990CHINA Southern has signalled its intention to be a competitive headache for Qantas on routes to Europe <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdKuddbVAoTcuHR1dLptqhx4iMI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdKuddbVAoTcuHR1dLptqhx4iMI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdKuddbVAoTcuHR1dLptqhx4iMI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdKuddbVAoTcuHR1dLptqhx4iMI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/da262kZmdHY" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSteve Creedy, Aviation Writerhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/china-targets-kangaroo-route-with-cheap-fares-to-europe/story-e6frg95x-1226355269990http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/3YstqK22vgk/story-e6frg95x-1226355264131http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/new-planes-new-livery-as-air-pacific-reclaims-its-fijian-brand/story-e6frg95x-1226355264131AIR Pacific will take on Jetstar and Virgin Australia next year with new Airbus A330 planes and a rebrand. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VKzfbmHl7JluY4CjY6ejRmSrKjA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VKzfbmHl7JluY4CjY6ejRmSrKjA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VKzfbmHl7JluY4CjY6ejRmSrKjA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VKzfbmHl7JluY4CjY6ejRmSrKjA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/3YstqK22vgk" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSteve Creedyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/new-planes-new-livery-as-air-pacific-reclaims-its-fijian-brand/story-e6frg95x-1226355264131http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/mEGoAHoSlTQ/story-e6frg95x-1226354874272http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/air-pacific-to-become-fiji-airways-as-part-of-turnaround-strategy/story-e6frg95x-1226354874272AIR Pacific will rebrand as Fiji Airways in a bid to raise its profile among holidaymakers as part of a wider turnaround strategy. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAv8XtbJk_SWqbgLhjlSXuDd7us/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAv8XtbJk_SWqbgLhjlSXuDd7us/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAv8XtbJk_SWqbgLhjlSXuDd7us/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAv8XtbJk_SWqbgLhjlSXuDd7us/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/mEGoAHoSlTQ" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:35:34 GMTSteve Creedyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/air-pacific-to-become-fiji-airways-as-part-of-turnaround-strategy/story-e6frg95x-1226354874272http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/rrQGYJfmeKE/story-e6frg95x-1226354315803http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/pilots-complain-of-fm-stations-static/story-e6frg95x-1226354315803RADIO stations are interfering with airline communications, as pilots complain of distorted music&nbsp;over traffic control frequency. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tNvALe5LosFvG31TzV3h3-i_WvI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tNvALe5LosFvG31TzV3h3-i_WvI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tNvALe5LosFvG31TzV3h3-i_WvI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tNvALe5LosFvG31TzV3h3-i_WvI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/rrQGYJfmeKE" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTNatasha Bita, Consumer editorhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/pilots-complain-of-fm-stations-static/story-e6frg95x-1226354315803http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/bvM3WsAs_CY/story-e6frg95x-1226353653848http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/remains-of-victims-from-jetliner-crash-in-indonesia-recovered/story-e6frg95x-1226353653848THE&nbsp;remains of several victims of a jetliner crash on the slopes of an Indonesian volcano have been airlifted to Jakarta. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uTIXjQxiwLfJ6-32z_TYXkfhAxQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uTIXjQxiwLfJ6-32z_TYXkfhAxQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uTIXjQxiwLfJ6-32z_TYXkfhAxQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uTIXjQxiwLfJ6-32z_TYXkfhAxQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/bvM3WsAs_CY" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 12 May 2012 03:55:12 GMTAPhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/remains-of-victims-from-jetliner-crash-in-indonesia-recovered/story-e6frg95x-1226353653848http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/5I56ctA_qFk/story-e6frg95x-1226353391140http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/plans-for-mobile-phones-on-planes-wont-fly/story-e6frg95x-1226353391140AIRLINES are facing a backlash over plans for mobile phone connections on planes, with people keen to be free from communication. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2a2wSbg7zX1TDjMQkh3G9tjZ4s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2a2wSbg7zX1TDjMQkh3G9tjZ4s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2a2wSbg7zX1TDjMQkh3G9tjZ4s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2a2wSbg7zX1TDjMQkh3G9tjZ4s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/5I56ctA_qFk" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSteve Creedyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/plans-for-mobile-phones-on-planes-wont-fly/story-e6frg95x-1226353391140http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/RMJwOA7rrh0/story-e6frg8h6-1226349882403http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/fasten-your-seatbelts/story-e6frg8h6-1226349882403SIX months after he gambled his airline and his reputation, how has Qantas boss Alan Joyce emerged from the turbulence? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOAV33gdKRr0fktvRgm01yVenFA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOAV33gdKRr0fktvRgm01yVenFA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOAV33gdKRr0fktvRgm01yVenFA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOAV33gdKRr0fktvRgm01yVenFA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/RMJwOA7rrh0" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTCameron Stewarthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/fasten-your-seatbelts/story-e6frg8h6-1226349882403http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~3/RI8PWdwfkiU/story-e6frg6so-1226352466966http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/no-survivors-from-russian-jet-crash/story-e6frg6so-1226352466966RUSSIAN investigators opened a criminal probe yesterday after an exhibition flight of a new Sukhoi Superjet 100 jet crashed in Indonesia. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FQLOGCLhL-OZdxUPXIgeHq65nI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FQLOGCLhL-OZdxUPXIgeHq65nI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FQLOGCLhL-OZdxUPXIgeHq65nI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FQLOGCLhL-OZdxUPXIgeHq65nI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusAviation/~4/RI8PWdwfkiU" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTPeter Alford, Jakarta correspondenthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/no-survivors-from-russian-jet-crash/story-e6frg6so-1226352466966