Australia set to acquire three more CH-47F Chinooks
The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of three more Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Australia. The potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program deal, which is valued at US$180 million and includes related equipment and support, would take the Australian Army’s fleet size to 10 aircraft. Boeing said it delivered the seventh CH-47F for Army
DC-3 enters ninth decade
The Douglas DC-3 is still going strong 80 years after its first flight took place on December 17 1935. The first DC-3s were built for American Airlines and featured either eight sleeper berths (called the Douglas Sleeper Transport) or a standard configuration of 21 seats. The DC-3 proved one of aviation’s most successful programs, with about
Transport Canada certifies CS100
Transport Canada has certified Bombardier’s CS100, clearing the way for the manufacturer to deliver the first aircraft to launch customer Swiss in the second quarter of 2016. The CS100 concluded its flight test program in November 2015, some two years and two months after the aircraft program’s first flight on September 16 2013. During that
RAAF KC-30 completes F-16 refuelling trials
A RAAF KC-30A tanker transport has completed inflight refuelling trials with a US Air Force F-16. The seven flights from Edwards Air Force Base, between December 3 and 15, saw the KC-30A conduct 444 ‘contacts’ with the F-16, offloading over 25 tonnes of fuel, and are a key element in achieving conditional clearance for the tanker transport to
Air Canada boosts Brisbane-Vancouver service to daily
Air Canada will launch its new Brisbane-Vancouver flights as a daily service when flights begin next June, rather than the three times a week frequency planned when the flights were first announced in July this year. Air Canada president for passenger airlines Benjamin Smith said on Monday the Boeing 787-8 flights will operate daily starting June 17 2016 after a
American returns to Australia
American Airlines’ return to Australia has received a traditional welcome after touching down in Sydney over the weekend. Flight AA73, operated by Boeing 777-300ER N720AN, landed on Runway 34L a little after 0700 local time on Saturday after a 14-hour journey from Los Angeles. It was American’s first flight to Australia since the early 1990s,
