An Australian acquisition of a package of Raytheon AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles for the RAAF’s Hornet, Growler and F-35 combat aircraft has been approved by the US State Department, the US’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has revealed. A DSCA announcement dated April 25 states the Government of Australia has requested the purchase of up to 450
Qantas completes first A330 heavy check for Hawaiian Airlines under new contract
Qantas’s engineering facility at Brisbane Airport has completed the first of three heavy checks on Hawaiian Airlines’ Airbus A330-200 fleet. The first Hawaiian aircraft to undergo its H check, N380HA, arrived in Brisbane from Honolulu on March 27 as HA9981. It remained in Brisbane for just short of three weeks, before departing as HA444 for
Canberra Airport promises lounge-like facilities for all international passengers
Canberra Airport says the design of its international departures and arrivals hall will offer lounge-like facilities for every passenger. The airport on Wednesday released some artist’s impressions of the new $18 million facility, which consists of a 2,750 square metre departure lounge and 2,400 square metre arrival hall capable of handling one million passengers a
Virgin Australia has added V8 Supercars to its stable of major sporting sponsorships alongside the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Basketball League (NBL). The airline said on Wednesday it has signed on as the naming rights sponsor for the V8 Supercars championship for the next five years. The partnership includes flying the 11 racing
Jetblue takes delivery of first US-built Airbus A321
Airbus’s newest final assembly line has delivered its first aircraft, with US carrier Jetblue accepting an A321 –named BluesMobile – from the manufacturer’s new Mobile, Alabama facility on Monday. Mobile is one of four Airbus final assembly lines alongside Toulouse, Hamburg and Tianjin, China. The facility is expected to reach a delivery rate of four A320 Family
Quickstep deliveries of F-35 vertical tails components expected to start by June
Quickstep Holdings says deliveries of vertical tail components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project are expected to begin by the end of June. The Australian manufacturer says the qualification process for the vertical tail fairings components, vertical tail spars and vertical tail skins have been approved. “Following completion of qualification for vertical tail fairings
