Tamworth upgrade complete
A revamped Tamworth Regional Airport has opened its doors after a $4.2 million terminal extension and security upgrade. The federally-funded renovations have seen the airport’s arrivals and departures lounge tripled in size and the car park extended, as well as the installation of new security equipment including explosive trace detection machines, hand held metal detectors
Distracted A380 pilot entered wrong takeoff data – ATSB
A distracted Qantas A380 pilot incorrectly entered departure runway information into the aircraft’s flight management system ahead of takeoff from Los Angeles last October, resulting in takeoff speeds not being displayed on the aircraft’s flight instruments as it rolled down the runway, the ATSB has found. As a result, the flightcrew were forced to call
Air New Zealand subsidiary Eagle Air has resumed limited operations after grounding its fleet of 18 Beech 1900D turboprops yesterday over hairline cracks discovered in the tails of at least three of the aircraft. Eagle Air said it would put four of the planes back in service today after they were inspected and cleared to
Air Pacific hires new COO
Fijian national carrier Air Pacific has hired former Virgin executive Aubrey Swift as its chief commercial officer. Mr Swift will be responsible for marketing, planning, revenue management, freight, global sales and all other commercial activities of the airline, Air Pacific said. He takes over from interim chief commercial officer Subodh Karnik. Mr Swift has worked
Boeing demos unmanned helo
Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird H-6U helicopter successfully performed 14 autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship during test flights in July in another milestone for robot flight. The tests, conducted from a private ship off the coast of Florida, used a commercial off-the-shelf takeoff-and-landing system combined with Unmanned Little Bird’s automated flight control system. Two
NASA’s updated future aircraft lifts off
NASA has flown a scale model of its updated blended wing-body research aircraft in a small step toward what many believe will be a giant leap in aircraft design. The Boeing-designed X-48C took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California yesterday morning (US time) and reached an altitude of 5,500ft before landing nine minutes
