Fourth 787 flies
The fourth Boeing 787 to join the flight test program, ZA003 N787BX, made its first flight from Everett’s Paine Field on March 14. Captains Ray Craig and Mike Bryan were at the controls of ZA003 for the three hour, six minute flight, which took off from Paine Field at 10:55am local time and landed at
Strong start prompts IATA to cut forecast losses
IATA has halved its forecast net loss for the global airline industry this year to US$2.8bn (A$3.06bn), noting that strong demand at the start of the year and flat capacity has led to some gain in yields, albeit driven by Asia Pacific and Latin America. “We are seeing a definite two-speed industry. Asia and Latin
New 12 month delay USAF & USN F-35 IOC
Pentagon acquisition head Ashton Carter has told a US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing in Washington that the USAF’s and US Navy’s planned Initial Operational Capability (IOC) milestones for the F-35A and F-35C JSFs have been delayed another 12 months. Carter told the SASC that USAF and US Navy officials had reassessed their definitions
India and Russia sign new arms deals
A visit to India by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has seen India order an additional 29 MiG-29K carrier borne fighters and finally sign off on a new deal to refurbish the former Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov for the Indian Navy. The additional MiG-29s come on top of 16 aircraft which were ordered in
Airservices to trial remote tower operations
Airservices Australia will trial remotely operated air traffic control tower technology later this year after signing an agreement with Saab and Swedish airways provider Luftfartsverket (LFV) at the ATC Global conference. The technology was developed by Saab with LFV as an operational partner and launched in 2009, and allows air traffic at one or more
Skywest picks up CITIC contract
Skywest and CITIC Pacific Mining have signed an agreement to operate a scheduled charter service between Perth and Karratha. While the services will be primarily used to transport CITIC Pacific employees, 10 per cent of the seats on the flights will be available to the public. The agreement, which Skywest anticipates additional revenue of $10.4
