Boeing names new sales chief
Boeing has named long-time sales executive John Wojick to lead its commercial sales division. Mr Wojick, most recently Boeing’s vice president for commercial sales in North America, takes over for Ray Conner, who was named president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes in June. “John is our most seasoned sales leader with in-depth knowledge of
Tourism group calls for more Sydney flights
A tourism taskforce has called for a relaxation of the aircraft movement cap at Sydney Airport in order to meet visitor targets. The report by the Visitor Economy Taskforce said the federal government should raise the peak hour cap at the airport from 80 to 90 aircraft movements while increasing the number of flights allowed
Indonesia to buy six RAAF C-130Hs
Australia is close to a deal to sell six C-130H Hercules airlifters to Indonesia, officials in that country have confirmed. The price tag for the aircraft, which the RAAF is retiring at the end of the year, was said to be roughly US$15 million each. “This would be a good deal for us. The price
Virgin criticised over ‘sexist’ policy
Virgin Australia is reconsidering a policy barring men from sitting next to unaccompanied children after taking a weekend-long media battering over the issue. The policy came to light after the Brisbane Times reported that a Sydney firefighter was asked to change seats because he was sitting between two boys aged eight and ten. The firefighter,
RAAF KC-30A makes its multi-national debut
The RAAF’s newest and largest aircraft has made its debut in a multi-national exercise, flying out of RAAF Base Townsville as part of Exercise Pitch Black 12. The KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, a heavily modified Airbus A330 airliner, has taken on light duties refuelling F/A-18 Hornet fighters as part of its run-up to initial operating
Extensive damage found inside fire-starting 787 engine
US air safety investigators have determined that a fracture to a spinning shaft inside a Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s General Electric GEnx engine caused the contained failure that led to a brush fire at a South Carolina airport late last month. The National Transportation Safety Board said it’s still trying to determine what caused the fan
