Canada announces interim Super Hornet buy
The Canadian Government has cited a looming capability gap behind its decision to “explore” the acquisition of 18 new Boeing Super Hornets for the Royal Canadian Air Force. “Canada will immediately explore the acquisition of 18 new Super Hornet aircraft to supplement the CF-18s until the permanent replacement arrives,” a Canadian Government statement reads. “Canada’s
Final H135 helicopters for HATS accepted
The final six of 15 H135s (EC135 T2+) for the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) achieved factory acceptance on November 22 at Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth facility, north of Munich, Germany, ahead of their delivery to HMAS Albatross, Nowra. HATS prime contractor Boeing Defence Australia and partner Thales Australia will soon use
Fiji Airways orders five Boeing 737 MAX 8s
Boeing has secured a third 737 MAX customer in Oceania with Fiji Airways ordering five 737 MAX 8s for first delivery in 2018. The Fijian flag carrier said in a statement on Wednesday the 737 MAX 8 would “replace its existing narrow-body fleet”. Currently, Fiji Airways has five 737s in its fleet, comprising one 737-700 and four
Cathay Pacific has commenced its once weekly freighter operation out of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, establishing a regular cargo link between Queensland’s Darling Downs and Hong Kong. The first flight, operated by Boeing 747-8F B-LJM, took off from Wellcamp just before 2200 local time, arriving at Hong Kong at about 0400 the next day. Wellcamp
Mitsubishi Regional Jet adds second US-based flight test aircraft
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has ferried a second Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test aircraft from its Nagoya facility to the company’s Moses Lake Flight Test Centre just outside Seattle in Washington State. The aircraft, designated flight test aircraft 4 (FTA-4), touched down at Grant County International Airport a little after 0645 on November 19, Mitsubishi Aircraft
Australian Federal Police has arrested and charged a 19-year-old Victorian man alleged to be behind unauthorised radio transmissions with aircraft and air traffic controllers at Melbourne and Avalon airports. The man has been charged with four counts of endangering the safety of aircraft and one count of interference likely to endanger safety or cause loss
