Boeing submits CH-47F multiyear deal
Boeing has submitted a five-year proposal to the US Army to deliver 155 CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The company says the deal would save “hundreds of millions of dollars” over year-to-year deals by allowing Boeing to negotiate longer-term agreements with suppliers and plan its expenditures more effectively. Boeing is halfway through a $4.3 billion deal signed
Virgin Australia’s business class goes on sale
Virgin Australia has started selling business class seats on most of its domestic flights as it expands its service and seeks to capitalise on the turmoil engulfing Qantas. The airline says business class travel will be available from 18 January. The airline last week began selling business class tickets for flights between Sydney, Melbourne and
Talks resume as Qantas offers free flights to say sorry
Talks between Qantas and three of its unions are set to resume today for the first time since the airline grounded its fleet over the labour dispute. The two sides are to meet at Fair Work Australia, which imposed a three-week deadline for them to reach an agreement when it ordered both to halt industrial
250th C-130J built
Lockheed Martin has produced its 250th C-130J Super Hercules, the company announced. The workhorse military aircraft is in wide use around the world, including in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Norway, the UK and the US. Aircraft are currently being built for Iraq, Israel, South Korea, Kuwait, Oman and Tunisia. The longest continually operating military aircraft
Lockheed Martin moves into commercial aviation simulation
Lockheed Martin today announced the purchase of a Dutch commercial aviation simulation company, Sim-Industries B.V. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lockheed said the acquisition would help it expand its existing military simulation business into civil aviation. Founded in 2004, Sim-Industries has established itself as a leader in single aisle commercial aircraft simulators
Qantas A380 diverts to Dubai
A Qantas A380 bound for London has diverted to Dubai after it was forced to shut down one of its engines when an oil indicator warning light came on during the flight. QF31 landed safely just after noon AEDT, roughly nine hours after it departed Singapore, the airline reported. A spokesperson said a problem with
