Hainan arrives in Cairns
Hainan Airlines has added a fourth destination to its route network with the start of nonstop service to Cairns. The inaugural flight, HU745 operated by Airbus A330-200 B-5963, landed at the North Queensland city a little after 0800 local time on Wednesday, after a seven-hour journey from Shenzhen. After about two and a half hours
All Nippon Airways to offer free Wi-Fi on Japanese domestic flights
While scores of airlines around the world are adding fees and charges for all sorts of ancillary items, Japanese flag carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) is bucking the trend by saying it will offer free onboard internet Wi-Fi and seat-back inflight entertainment on the bulk of its domestic fleet. The rollout of free Wi-Fi was
Boeing teases with late MQ-25 contender
Boeing has revealed its surprising late contender for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling system requirement. After teasing the aviation world by Tweeting an image of the stealthy aircraft with a black sheet over it a few days ago, Boeing released a single image of its MQ-25 contender on December 19, which shows few
Darren Chester loses Cabinet seat in reshuffle, with Barnaby Joyce new minister responsible for aviation
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will take ministerial responsibility for aviation matters following a cabinet reshuffle. Joyce, who was recently re-elected back into Parliament after being ruled ineligible when it was discovered he was a dual citizen, is the new Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. The Nationals leader, Member for New England in the House
Lockheed Martin hits F-35 delivery target
Lockheed Martin says it has delivered the 66th F-35 Lightning II aircraft for 2017, thereby meeting its delivery target for this year. To date, more than 265 of the fighters have been delivered to US and international customers, the company stated, and the F-35 fleet had surpassed 115,000 cumulative flight hours. Deliveries in 2017 increased
First flight for Bell V-280 Valor
The Bell V-280 Valor made its first flight from Bell’s Amarillo Texas facility on December 18. The tiltrotor aircraft has a fuselage similar to that of a Black Hawk, but features short stubby wings and rotating engine nacelles which allows it to transition from vertical to horizontal flight. Built for the US Army’s Joint Multi
