Guinness Peat Stun the Airline Industry Withworld’s Largest Civil Aircraft Order Guinness Peat Aviation stunned the international airline community on April 18 when they announced new orders and options for 308 commercial jet aircraft valued at $US17 billion. These orders bring GPA’s cumulative orders and options for new aircraft to 819 units valued at $US30bn.

 Capitol Plays Their Hand: Capitol Airlines have announced their plans for tackling Australia’s soon to be deregulated domestic airline environment with the order for up to 20 jets. The new entrant is confident of being able to commence services come November 1 1990 and will initially link Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Coolangatta and Adelaide with

No Canadian F-18s: Any thoughts Aerospace Technologies of Australia may have had for selling F-18 Hornets from the Australian production line to Canada as attnlion replacement aircraft seem to have gone out the window following the release of the latest Canadian defence budget. The budget contains several cancellations including the purchase of between 13 and

Boeing to Compensate Airlines for Late Deliveries: Boeing is to financially compensate a number of airlines for late delivery of its 747-400 jetliner. Qantas was originally scheduled to have the first of the superjets into airline service last April though this will not now take place till October. While on the surface this may not