Airbus Helicopters has achieved factory acceptance of HATS01, the first of 15 EC135 T2+ helicopters destined for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) that will be based at HMAS Albatross. Prime contractor Boeing Defence Australia joined representatives of the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army for the factory acceptance ceremony
First RAAF P-8 on track for mid-2016 first flight
Components for the first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for the RAAF are already in production ahead of the aircraft’s first flight in mid-2016, Boeing says. The fuselage for the first RAAF P-8A, dubbed ‘Aussie 01’, should arrive at Boeing’s Renton factory to begin final assembly by early 2016, James Detwiler, Boeing Military Aircraft’s director
Melbourne Airport says total passenger numbers rose four per cent to more than 32 million in 2014/15, led by strong growth in overseas travellers to the Victorian capital. Tullamarine handled 32.314 million passengers in the 12 months to June 30 2015, up from 31.189 million in the prior corresponding period. The airport’s international passenger figures
Cairns Airport posts passenger growth in 2014/15 despite flat capacity and fewer flights
Cairns Airport posted improved passenger numbers in 2014/15 despite flat seat capacity and a reduced number of flights during the year, new figures show. The North Queensland gateway handled 4.658 million passengers in the 12 months to June 30 2015, up 2.2 per cent from 4.556 million in the prior corresponding period. The number of
Whitsunday Coast Airport (WCA) plans to expand its terminal and expand the runway to handle the expected tripling in passenger numbers to more than 900,000 between now and 2035. The airport’s owners, Whitsunday Regional Council, have adopted the airport’s master plan and feasibility study, which has proposed terminal improvements, a runway extension and the expansion
An F-35A Lightning II took to the skies on July 17 marking the first flight by an aircraft with two vertical tails manufactured by Australian company Marand. Lockheed Martin stated that chief test pilot Alan Norman flew the sortie, which lasted 84 minutes, in the aircraft known as AF-73. The flight is an important milestone
