News Release Issued: 5 February 2018 (9:06am EST) Longest-range MAX airplane to begin flight test in the coming weeks First delivery to Southwest Airlines set for 2019 RENTON, Wash., Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] marked another airplane development milestone today as thousands of employees celebrated the debut of the first 737 MAX […]
21 November 2017 Bullecourt Wind Farms Statement from Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan on the announcement that a project to build wind farms at the site of the Battle of Bullecourt would not proceed. “What a great reminder that we will never forget,” Mr Tehan said. “This is wonderful news for […]
21 November 2017 Aussies Turn To Air New Zealand For Satisfaction When it comes to international air travel, Australians can’t get no satisfaction like the satisfaction they receive from Air New Zealand, with Roy Morgan Research statistics revealing the kiwi carrier to be Australia’s most satisfying international airline. Air New Zealand’s “exceptional” customer satisfaction rating […]
Wanaka, 20 November 2017 Patriot’s Pilot for WOW 2018 Being selected to fly in the world famous US Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team was a ‘dream come true’ for Paul Strickland. Paul, known to friends and colleagues as ‘Sticky’, will be a special guest pilot at next Easter’s 30th Anniversary Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. […]
Wanaka, 15 November 2017 The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has confirmed it will be bringing Hawk Jets and one of the new C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft to next Easter’s 30th Anniversary Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Chief of the RAAF, Air Marshal Leo Davies, has no doubt that Warbirds Over Wanaka 2018 will […]
The Indian carrier will use its new fleet of ATR-600s to substantially expand its regional network Toulouse, 17 November 2017 IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, today took delivery of its very first ATR 72-600. The airline and ATR announced earlier this year an agreement for the acquisition of 50 ATR 72-600s. Today’s delivery […]
31 August 2017 Craig Marshall drives to WOW Wanaka: New Zealand businessman, Craig Marshall, will be driving to Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next Easter – all the way from New York City. Craig has bought a classic 1928 Packard Roadster but the first time he sees the vehicle will be the day before he […]
New hangar at South Australia’s Aviation Museum now open 30 August 2017 Port Adelaide’s Aviation Museum opened the doors to a new hangar today providing a new display area for their collection of heritage aircraft such as the RAAF P-3 Orion and DHC-4 Caribou. Minister for Regional Development Fiona Nash said the Coalition Government was […]
Return of the Polikarpov An iconic Warbirds Over Wanaka aircraft is set to make an emotional return to Wanaka. One of the nine Polikarpov fighter aircraft famously restored by Sir Tim Wallis back in the 1990s is coming back to Wanaka from Germany for the 30th Anniversary Airshow at Easter 2018. The recovery and restoration […]
OTDIH: First Woman to Circumnavigate the World by Helicopter Picture of Jennifer Murray and Quentin Smith British helicopter pilot Jennifer Murray became the first woman to successfully fly round the world in a helicopter 20 years ago, on 8 August 1997. She completed the feat in 97 days, flying with co-pilot Quentin Smith. Flying a […]
