Qantas receives first reconfigured A380
Qantas has received the first of its reconfigured Airbus A380s, which adds more economy seats at the expense of business class and self-service snack bars. With the reconfiguration, total capacity of the aircraft is raised to 484 passengers, mostly due to the addition of 39 economy seats, most of which are located in the rear
Safeskies on again in October 2013
The next Safeskies Conference will be held in Canberra on 16-17 October 2013, organisers have announced. The conference, which is aimed at promoting aviation safety, attracts delegates from across the aviation industry, and has the support of organisations such as CASA, Airservices Australia,the Defence Department, Qantas and Raytheon. The last Safeskies Conference was held in
Aer Lingus resists new Ryanair takeover offer
Aer Lingus has advised its shareholders to reject a EUR694m takeover bid from low cost carrier Ryanair, claiming that it undervalues the Irish flag carrier. Ryanair launched a EUR1.30 per share all-cash offer on June 18 for Aer Lingus, which it says represents a 38 per cent premium on its closing share price on the
Australian Aerospace supports SLSQ
Australian Aerospace has made a $10,000 donation to Surf Life Saving Queensland during a visit to the Gold Coast. “It doesn’t get much more ‘Aussie’ than the surf life saving movement,” said Australian Aerospace CEO Dr Jens Goennemann, “and while we are quintessentially an Australian company, we do have a special affinity with the State of
Aussie ‘Redback’ to power US Navy UAVs
Perth’s Orbital Corporation has won a major contract from Textron subsidiary AAI to provide engines for unmanned aerial vehicles to be operated by the US Navy. Orbital developed the Heavy Fuel Engine, nicknamed ‘redback’ by Orbital’s staff, with AAI’s Australian operation Aerosonde to power UAVs which will see service with the US Navy’s Special Operations
King Air sim gets Level D rating
CAE has announced that the ProLine 21 equipped King Air 350 simulator at the Ansett Flight Training Centre in Melbourne has been awarded Level D certification by CASA. The CAE 5000 series full-flight simulator is used by CAE at the Tullamarine facility for business aviation training.
