ATR flying demonstrator takes to the skies
ATR’s “green” demonstrator aircraft has made its first flight as part of efforts to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. ATR 72 prototype F-WWEY took off from Toulouse Airport on Wednesday at 0718 local time according to flight tracking website Flightradar24 and was in the air for a little under two hours. The purpose
The Australian Airports Association (AAA) has added a number of new categories in its annual awards to recognise excellence among the nation’s airports in areas such as customer service, sustainability and commercial development. The national airport industry awards will in 2015 have new “small regional” and “large regional” categories in a bid to get more
No F-35Bs for RAN LHDs – report
A proposal to operate the STOVL F-35B variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter off the RAN’s new LHD amphibious assault ships has been dropped, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review. Prime Minister Tony Abbott had asked Defence to evaluate operating F-35Bs from the LHDs as part of the Defence White Paper deliberations, but
Cathay Pacific’s first A350-900 taking shape
Airbus has released an image of Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-900 taking shape at the manufacturer’s final assembly line at Tolouse, France. The image shows the wings, the horizontal and vertical tailplane as well as tail cone have been joined to the fuselage, with the aircraft sporting serial number MSN 29. Cathay, which has 48
CAE has been awarded a contract to develop an MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ composite maintenance trainer, and to procure a rear crew trainer for the combat helicopter, for the Royal Australian Navy under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The composite maintenance trainer will be a modified Romeo helicopter specifically designed to provide mechanical, electrical and
Owners and operators of remote airfields have until August 31 to apply for federal government funding towards upgrades. Canberra has opened a fresh round of applications for its remote airstrip upgrade program, which offers funding for improvements to airfields in isolated communities. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss released
