Airbus ups A400M rhetoric
EADS CEO Tomas Enders has threatened to abandon the troubled A400M military airlifter program unless partner nations contribute more funds towards the development of the aircraft, describing the program as a “constant drain on resources”. The Financial Times Deutschland has reported Enders as telling company directors in late December that he “no longer believes in
NG to move HQ to DC
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced it will move its corporate headquarters from California to Washington DC in 2011. Currently located at El Segundo near Los Angeles International Airport, the move means there will no longer be any major aerospace companies based in California, once the hub of the US aerospace industry. But the relocation will
Air NZ to fly Sydney-Rarotonga direct
Air New Zealand announced in late December that it will commence direct services between Sydney and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from July. The flights will initially operate once a week during a four month trial period over the late winter peak using 223-seat 767-300s, after which a decision on the longer term future of
Jetstar and AirAsia form alliance
The Qantas and AirAsia groups have announced an alliance between AirAsia and Jetstar aimed at reducing fleet acquisition, operating, fuel and spare parts costs for both low cost airlines. The announcement, made in Sydney by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes, and Jetstar CEO Bruce Buchanan on January 6, aims to pool the
Extended hours for Camden Tower
Airservices Australia will man the control tower at Camden Airport southwest of Sydney for extended hours during the 2010 Scout Jamboree being held at nearby Cataract. The Jamboree includes flight activities by Scouts at Camden, and the tower will be manned from 09:00am to 5:00pm daily between January 5 and January 13 to support an
US passes defence spending bill
US lawmakers have finalised the US$636.4bn (A$700bn) FY2010 US defence budget, and it has been signed into law by President Obama. As expected, the FY010 bill sees production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter wound up in early 2012, which will give the USAF a total of 187 F-22s. The bill has also seen the
