First Australian company joins AusAMRC for research
Lovitt Technologies Australia has become the first industry member of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AusAMRC), which is an initiative led by Swinburne University and Boeing Australia to research and develop new manufacturing technologies for aerospace, and other advanced industries. Lovitt will work with AusAMRC on research to improve its capabilities in hard metal
Virgin Blue expecting profit
Virgin Blue has issued an update to its outlook for the 2009/10 financial year, showing that it is expecting to report a net profit before tax and exceptional items of between $80-$110 million, compared to its loss of $93 million last financial year. The company said that the increase in expected profit is due to
Fourth SSJ100 flies
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has announced that the fourth prototype Sukhoi SuperJet 100, MSN 95005, has made its first flight. The aircraft, which features a number of refinements and modifications to match the production standard SSJ100, was captained by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s test pilots Sergey Korostiev and Alexander Ivanov. During a 2 hour and 45 minute
LHT wins Virgin Blue work
Lufthansa Technik has announced a new three year agreement with Virgin Blue for inspection and replacement of variable stator vane bushings on the airline group’s fleet of CFM56-7B engines which power its Boeing 737NGs. The work will be carried out at its Melbourne subsidiary LTQ Engineering, which is a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and
Morton to lead Boeing communications in Asia-Pacific
Boeing announced on February 2 that Ken Morton, who is currently director of communications for Australia and New Zealand, will assume responsibility for company communications across the wider Asia Pacific region from March 1. Morton will succeed Mark Hooper who will return to Seattle from Hong Kong to take up a senior role within Boeing
Hawker Pacific to support Falcon 7X
Hawker Pacific announced on February 4 that it has been selected by Dassault to provide support for Asian Falcon 7X customers. “Hawker Pacific’s Singapore Service Centre now carries Dassault Falcon jet accreditation to perform major inspections across multiple models and holds a strategic inventory valued at over US$1.5 million on site to support the complete
