Boeing 777-9X first delivery pushed back to 2021
Boeing has pushed back first delivery of its 777-X program from mid-2020 to early 2021 due to flight-testing delays caused by ongoing engine issues and more recently, a door blowing off during stress testing. A new flight-compliant GE9X engine was delivered to Boeing in August after durability problems, discovered during testing late in northern hemisphere summer, centered on the
Air New Zealand adding extra regional flights following Jetstar’s withdrawal
Air New Zealand says it will operate extra flights in December 2019 on five regional routes that Jetstar is withdrawing from at the end of November. The airline said on Thursday it had scheduled an additional 253 flights throughout the month of December on Auckland-Napier, Auckland-Nelson, Auckland-New Plymouth and Auckland-Palmerston North, as well as between
Mitsubishi Aircraft to delay SpaceJet delivery once again
Tokyo, Japan - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation reportedly seeks to delay delivery of its SpaceJet for six months.
RAAF P-8A Arrives in the Middle East
A RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft has arrived in the Middle East to conduct operations in support of the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC).
To mark the first of three Project Sunrise nonstop research flights from New York to Sydney, this story from the Australian Aviation archives comes from May 2018, when Gerard Frawley wrote about the experience of being on Qantas's inaugural Perth-London Heathrow nonstop service.
Qantas takes Project Sunrise evaluation to 40,000ft
Qantas's Project Sunrise evaluation heads to the skies on the weekend with the operation of a nonstop New York-Sydney research flight.
