Airservices Australia and Airways New Zealand have implemented user preferred routes (UPRs) between Melbourne and Auckland, allowing airlines to custom-design flightpaths for best efficiency for individual flights. “Airlines will be able to make these decisions based on factors such as forecast weather, aircraft type and performance, as well as their own scheduling requirements,” Airservices acting
C295 AEW&C testbed completes first flight
Airbus Military has flown an AEW&C (Airbone Early Warning & Control) aerodynamic testbed of the C295 transport, with the first flight from Seville, Spain, on June 7, lasting almost three hours. The specially modified C295, which was captained by test pilot Alejandro Madurga, performed “very satisfactorily and as expected”, with the crew verifying the aerodynamic
Sea King for Nowra museum
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare has announced that a RAN Sea King will be preserved at Nowra’s Fleet Air Arm Museum after the type is retired later this year. The Sea King, callsign Shark 07, will be put on permanent display at the museum, where it will also honour the nine ADF personnel who
Airservices Australia has commissioned its new $6 million terminal area radar (TAR) at Sydney Airport. Part of Airservices’ national $80 million Mode S Terminal Area Radar (AMSTAR) project, the Sydney Airport TAR now provides improved surveillance of air traffic up to 256nm (474km) around Sydney with its a Mode S (select) capable monopulse secondary surveillance
ANA pilots complete 787 training
Ten All Nippon Airways (ANA) pilots have completed their 787 flight training at Boeing Flight Service’s Seattle campus. All 10 pilots, comprising of senior check and training crew, officially concluded their training after performing flights in 787 test aircraft ZA001 over Washington state earlier this week. Before the conclusion of training, ZA001 was also used
Mystery airline orders three CSeries aircraft
Bombardier has announced that an unidentified airline has confirmed an order for three CS100 jets, as well as taking options for three more in a deal worth US$186 million. Delivery of the first CS100 is expected to start in 2014, with the deal value increasing to US$385 million should the options be exercised. Firm orders
