ALERT UPDATE: AirAsia X flight from Sydney to Malaysia makes emergency landing in Melbourne

An AirAsia X A330-300 flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur has made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport after the plane suffered a technical issue. A spokesperson for Melbourne Airport said the pilot of AirAsia X flight 223 contacted air traffic control to advise a ‘precautionary local standby’. Online flight radars showed the aircraft’s flight…

NEWS Airline subsidies in the Gulf Feeling the heat

ALLEGATIONS of unfair competition are nothing new for the Gulf’s carriers. The region’s big three airlines—Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways—have long been accused of receiving government subsidies by their rivals in Europe and America. But supporting evidence has been in short supply. That apparently changed yesterday, when a group of airlines disclosed details of…

NEWS Boeing eyes new midsize jet

In the longer term, Mr. Tinseth told a conference hosted by the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading that customer feedback is pushing Boeing to evaluate a new product that fits between today’s single-aisle 737 and larger long-range 787. He said airlines and lessors are interested in a jetliner that can fly about 4,800 nautical…