LAN begins 787-9 services to Sydney
LAN has commenced Boeing 787-9 services to Sydney via Auckland. The oneworld alliance member and Qantas codeshare partner debuted the smaller 787-8 Dreamliner on its Santiago de Chile-Auckland-Sydney service in April. On Friday, LAN operated the larger 787-9 to Sydney for the first time. LA801, operated by CC-BGA, touched down at Sydney Airport just before 0800
Boeing and GE Aviation welcome Qantas’s 787-9 order
Boeing and engine supplier GE Aviation have welcomed Qantas’s purchase of eight 787-9 Dreamliners. The GEnx-1B engine will power Qantas’s eight 787-9s, the first of which will begin arriving from the 2017/18 financial year. Manufacturer GE Aviation says the GEnx-1B has so far clocked up more than 1.7 million flight hours and 300,000 cycles since entering
Growler facilities project up for approval
A facilities project intended to prepare for the arrival of the EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Darren Chester stated that the $348 million project would provide new or upgraded working accommodation; administration, logistics and maintenance facilities; training and simulator
NUSHIP Adelaide departs for final sea trials
The second of the LHD ampbibious assault ships, NUSHIP Adelaide, has started its final period of sea trials in preparation for delivery. BAE Systems, the prime contractor for the Canberra class ships, stated that NUSHIP Adelaide would be leaving the Williamstown shipyard in Melbourne and heading up the coast of New South Wales to the
Airbus awarded RAAF surveillance sensors contracts
Airbus Defence and Space has received two contracts worth about $200 million from the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) to equip and support nine military and civil/military airfields in Australia with surveillance sensors, enhancing the air traffic control capabilities of the Royal Australian Air Force. Under the AIR 5431 Phase 2 Fixed Defence Air
Fiji Airways posts FJ$17.5 million first half profit
Fiji Airways has posted a double-digit increase in first half profit despite pressure on its Australian routes. The airline group, which covers Fiji Airways, Fiji Link and other subsidiaries, reported operating profit of FJ$17.5 million for the six months to June 30 2015, up 16.5 per cent from FJ$15.4 million in the prior corresponding period
