General Electric and Rolls-Royce have chosen to self-fund development of their F136 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, after the US Department of Defense issued a 90 day stop-work order on March 24. “The stop-work order will remain in place pending final resolution of the program’s future, for a period not to exceed 90
Strategic contracts Mercator for reservations IT system
Strategic Airlines has contracted Emirates Group IT services business Mercator to provide its new reservations and sales distribution IT platform, to be deployed later this year. The airline will use Mercator Asia’s Avantik system, which covers reservations, GDS connectivity, internet bookings, online check-in, departure control and frequent flyer capabilities. “As a brand new RPT airline
Boeing extends GoldCare to 737NG
Boeing has announced the expansion of its GoldCare integrated maintenance service to include the Next-Generation 737, saying it is in “advanced” discussions with a number of 737 customers interested in Goldcare options. First offered on the 787, under the Goldcare program Boeing manages through a team of global suppliers “maintenance engineering, planning and execution and
Four student pilots are a step closer to realising their dream of flying, after receiving an Airservices Australia Learn to Fly Scholarship earlier this week. Part of a four-year sponsorship agreement with the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia (RFACA) worth almost $100,000, the four would-be pilots were awarded the scholarships at the RFACA’s
A400M clears low-speed takeoff trials
Airbus Military’s A400M transport has completed a series of tests to verify its minimum unstick speed, or Vmu. Designed to test the lowest speed at which an aircraft can takeoff, the A400M has its nose raised as a special bumper bar fitted to the fuselage deliberately struck the ground at a maximum pitch-up angle of
BAC raises $600 million to help pay off $1.7B debt
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has announced that it has raised $600 million which it will use to pay back maturing bank facilities and fund capital expenditure and working capital over the next 18 months. BAC raised a total of A$400 million in the US Private Placement market, with the remaining $200 million found on the
