Long-time aviation administrator and human factors expert Rob Lee died on Friday. “It is our melancholy duty to advise that Dr Rob Lee AO, a great leader and aviation safety visionary passed away peacefully on Friday morning 27 April 2018,” the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Monday afternoon. “Whilst he will long be
Airbus has reaffirmed its full year guidance of 800 aircraft deliveries in calendar 2018 as it works to overcome engine production issues that have hampered its A320neo narrowbody program so far in the current year. The global aerospace giant said on Friday (European time) it had delivered 121 aircraft in the three months to March
European MALE RPA concept unveiled
A full-scale model of a proposed European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) was unveiled at the 2018 ILA Berlin Airshow on April 26. The air vehicle is jointly designed by Airbus Defence & Space, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo Aircraft Division, and the T-tail and rear-mounted pusher propeller engines layout bear a
The Virgin America brand has been officially retired. The final Virgin America flight, VX1182 operated by Airbus A320 N361VA, touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport a little after 0530 Wednesday morning (local time), following its five-hour journey from San Francisco. The airline, which commenced operations in August 2007 and had Sir Richard Branson’s UK-based
Boeing says commercial aircraft deliveries rose nine per cent in the first three months of calendar 2018 as healthy market conditions and a robust backlog offered a “solid foundation” for its plans to increase production over the next year. The commercial aircraft delivery numbers were part of Boeing’s calendar 2018 first quarter earnings announced on
The Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society is holding a one-day seminar in June to put the spotlight on three key areas of concern for aviation safety: * Drones: Assimilation into current airspace * Flight Deck: Training standards & the man-machine interface * Airport and Cyber Security: Weaknesses & challenges The event, which will
