Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, becoming just the third airline to receive the long-delayed composite jet. The carrier received the aircraft on Tuesday (US time) in Seattle, and expected to fly it to Washington, DC before departing for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The airline has said it initially
Qantas going back to the Gold Coast
Qantas will resume flights to the Gold Coast with three times weekly services from Sydney beginning in late October. The airline said conditions were right for its return more than four years after it cancelled services to the Gold Coast, saying at the time that it was losing money on the flights. Budget subsidiary Jetstar
Super Hornets jump in the fray at Pitch Black
Nine F/A-18 Super Hornets belonging to the RAAF’s 1 Squadron have made their debut at Exercise Pitch Black over the Northern Territory. The Amberley-based fighters are among 94 aircraft from six nations taking part in the bi-annual exercise, which runs through ro August 17. Wing Commander Murray Jones, the squadron’s CO, said the Super Hornets
Boeing unveils drone swarm tech
Boeing engineers and researchers at a US university have demonstrated technology that allows unmanned drones to function like a swarm of insects, acting in unison with little direct human supervision. The swarm technology was tested by Boeing and researchers from Johns Hopkins University on a pair of ScanEagle drones in Oregon during June, Boeing revealed
AHIA names steering committee
The start-up Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) has appointed a volunteer steering committee as it moves toward its first annual meeting. Longtime Bell Helicopter sales executive Peter Crook has been named the steering committee president, with Mark Scrymgeour acting as vice president. Mr Scrymgeour is the fleet logistics manager for refrigerated transport company Fridgelog. Both
Aviation symposium to look at ‘Next Generation Safety’
The Australian Aviation Psychology Association will hold its 10th International Symposium from November 19-22 at the Manly Pacific Hotel in Sydney. The symposium – entitled “Next Generation Safety” – aims to “challenge current thinking and ensure innovation and adaptation continues within the aviation psychology and human factors domain.” Despite increasingly sophisticated safety measures, organisers say,
