Boeing 777X Flies After some delays, the first Boeing 777X widebody twin (WH001/N779XW) recorded its maiden flight from Paine Field near Seattle on 25 January 2020. Flown by 777X chief test pilot Captain Van Chaney and Boeing chief pilot Craig Bomben, the 3hr 51min flight was conducted over Washington State before returning to Seattle’s Boeing […]
Toulouse, 13 January 2020 Airbus BelugaXL enters service, adding XL capacity to the fleet The Airbus BelugaXL has entered into service, providing Airbus with 30% extra transport capacity in order to support the on-going production ramp-up of commercial aircraft programmes. The aircraft, which is an integral part of Airbus’ industrial system, made its first operational […]
Toulouse, 10 January 2020 Airbus delivers strong 2019 commercial aircraft performance Airbus SE (Stock exchange symbol: AIR) delivered 863 commercial aircraft to 99 customers in 2019, outpacing its previous output record set in 2018 by eight percent. In the 17th yearly production increase in a row, Airbus progressed on the transition to all NEO variants […]
Saint-Cloud, 14 January 2020 Falcon 8X Archange to serve French Air Force On 30 December 2019 the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) ordered the Archange airborne strategic intelligence program, comprising three Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X aircraft equipped with the Thales new-generation payload CUGE (universal electronic warfare capability). A contract has been awarded for the first […]
737 MAX Production Suspended The Boeing 737 Max catastrophe drags on, the company announcing on 16 December that it will be suspending production in January due to recertification of the grounded aircraft by the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) moving into 2020. Boeing had previously said it hoped the Max would be cleared to return […]
Temora Aviation Museum Surprise! Aviation Journalist Awards Dinner Stewart and Wendy Wilson had a busy weekend. A quick trip by train to Sydney on Friday for the Australasian Aviation Press Club’s annual Awards Dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel. This year was the 20th annual awards dinner and we attended the very first with Jim Thorn […]
Media release 27 November 2019 One of Australia’s oldest Defence research facilities, the Defence Science and Technology research laboratory in Melbourne, is celebrating 80 years at its Fishermans Bend location. Defence Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro congratulated the staff and alumni on the milestone and commended them for their contribution to Defence and Defence […]
Calgary, Alberta 26 November 2019 Avmax Group Takes Delivery of Two Viking Series 400 Twin Otters for Operation in Republic of Chad At a company ceremony held today, Avmax Group of Calgary, Alberta took delivery of two new Viking Series 400 Twin Otters configured for corporate shuttle operations in support of oil and gas operations […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Stans, Switzerland 26 November 2019 Pilatus delivers 1,700th PC-12 to Jetfly Aviation Market demand remains strong for the Swiss single-engine turboprop as the 1,700thPC-12 enters service. Pilatus handed over the brand-new “milestone”PC-12 to long-time fleet customer Jetfly Aviation. The worldwide PC-12 fleet has already clocked up over seven million hours in the air. […]
Middle East Mission Complete for PA-8A Poseidon The deployment of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the Middle East has successfully concluded with the aircraft returning to Australia. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said this deployment was a targeted and meaningful element of Australia’s broader contribution to the […]
