Final Wedgetail handed over to RAAF
Boeing has delivered the sixth and final Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the RAAF. “Delivering the last aircraft into the Wedgetail fleet is the result of hard work, dedication and collaboration by the Boeing-led team and our Australian customer in bringing this powerful air battle management system — the first of
Alligator Airways still grounded
Kununurra based scenic operator Alligator Airways remains grounded as CASA finalises its investigations into a number of serious safety issues which led to its initial suspension of the operator in early May. After being initially suspended from operating flights and maintenance on May 3 by CASA, the regulator successfully applied to the Federal Court to
First commercial flight for Lufthansa’s 747-8I
Lufthansa has operated the first revenue flight with its first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, with the aircraft flying its inaugural service between Frankfurt and Washington DC’s Dulles International Airport. Flight LH416 departed Frankfurt on June 1 at 9:05am, touching down at Dulles at 12:45pm local time, with the aircraft later returning to Frankfurt as LH419. “The
Virgin load factor slips in April
Virgin Australia’s total revenue load factor slipped by 3.6 percentage points to 77 per cent in April as domestic and international services both saw lower loads. Across its total network, Virgin recorded a 6.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers, while capacity increased by 8.5 per cent. Domestically, the carrier saw an increase in capacity
Cobham finalises $50m Santos contract extension
Cobham Aviation Services Australia has finalised a contract worth more than $50 million to extend its existing services to the Cooper Basin oil and gas fields for energy company Santos for another six years. The aviation group will base a 99-seat Avro RJ100 in Adelaide for eight weekly return services to Moomba and Ballera. The
When the opportunity came along to host 10 readers of Australian Aviation on a close up tour of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Sydney today, I jumped at the chance. In the first instance it was an opportunity to once again climb over this wonderful aeroplane that I first saw in Seattle last year.
