A350-1000 touches down in Sydney
The Airbus A350-1000 has touched down in Sydney as part of its 30,000nm demonstration tour across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The A350-1000, MSN065 F-WLXV, touched down in Sydney at around 1025 on Saturday evening. The aircraft is expected to be demonstrated to Qantas and Virgin Australia executives before departing for the next leg of its
Airshow highlights Singapore's awesome airpower
This week’s Singapore Airshow has proven something of a showcase for the city-state’s capable Air Force. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is arguably South-East Asia’s most capable, well-equipped and best-trained air arm, with an order of battle that is not dissimilar to Australia’s in term’s of capabilities and numbers. These photos from Singaporean
RFDS South Eastern Section orders two King Air 350s
The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDS SE) has ordered two modified Beechcraft King Air 350 cargo heavyweight aircraft as part of its fleet modernisation program. The order was announced by Textron Aviation at the Singapore Airshow on Wednesday. The pair of Beechcraft King Air 350s, to be fitted out in a high-density
Australia’s Adagold Aviation is part of a joint venture with Portuguese charter and defence aviation services company HiFLy that has signed a letter of intent to buy up to six Embraer KC-390 transports. “The aircraft are earmarked for multiple defence projects, and both companies have also agreed on a potential strategic collaboration to jointly explore
Qantas boosts Bali schedule
Qantas plans to launch a new daily nonstop flight between Bali and Melbourne while its low-cost-carrier (LCC) unit Jetstar adds more services on the route. From June 23 2018, Qantas will offer a daily 737-800 service on Melbourne-Bali, with QF45 departing Melbourne in the afternoon for an evening arrival in Bali. The reciprocal QF46 was
Boeing 737 MAX 10 reaches firm configuration
The largest member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family has reached firm configuration, bringing the aircraft one step closer to the start of production. With all the design requirements in place, the 737 MAX 10 program would now move into the “detailed design phase”, Boeing said in a statement on Tuesday. “The steps we’ve taken to
