BOC picks up 15 Embraer 190s
Singapore based leasing company BOC Aviation has ordered 15 Embraer E-190 airliners. Deliveries of the single aisle, roughly 100-seat aircraft are schdeuled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012 and run through 2014, Embraer said in a statement. BOC leases aircraft to more than 40 airlines worldwide.
Airbus ‘Sharklets’ ready for flight tests
Airbus is set to begin flight testing of its first ‘Sharklet’ wingtip devices for the A320 Family of single aisle jetliners. Airbus claims the 2.5 metre tall drag reducing devices will cut fuel use by up to 3.5 per cent, saving an estimated 700 tonnes per aircraft in annual carbon emission – an amount similar
Etihad delivers genius writings to Canberra
More than 100 historic manuscripts from Berlin’s State Library have arrived in Canberra on an Etihad Airways flight, the carrier says. The original documents, including handwritten works by such luminaries as Bach, Beethoven, Darwin, Einstein, Galileo, Martin Luther and Napoleon Bonaparte, will be on display at the National Library of Australia between November 26 and
Gulfstream G650 gets nod from FAA
Gulfstream has received FAA provisional type certification for its G650 ultra long range business jet, the company announced. The approval puts Gulfstream on target to begin deliveries what it claims is the world’s fastest non-military aircraft during the second quarter of 2012 as originally planned, Gulfstream said. A quartet of G650 test aircraft, including one
Ban on liquids to be eased by 2013
Travellers in Australia will no longer be banned from taking liquids on international flights once new explosive detection equipment comes online, the federal government has announced, saying the machines would be installed by 2013. Approval of new “multi-view explosive detection x-ray machines and bottled liquid scanners” follows trials at Sydney and Melbourne airports last year
Boeing aims for more fuel efficient deliveries
Boeing says a raft of fuel saving initiatives will eliminate some 3000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year during deliveries of its popular 777 jetliner. The initiatives include eliminating redundant engine tests, carefully planning delivery routes to cut down on fuel load and using electric carts instead of gas powered vehicles on the runway. Taken
