Airbus’s US A320 FAL takes shape
The Airbus A320 final assembly line (FAL) being built in Mobile, Alabama is rapidly taking shape. Airbus says the steel structure of the main assembly building is nearly complete and the nearby utility powerhouse is also close to being finished. Work started on the site in April last year, and manufacturing engineers, station managers and
BAE details AIR 5428 bid
BAE Systems Australia has offered some details on its Project AIR 5428 Pilot training System bid, tenders for which closed on March 31. The company has teamed with CAE Australia and Beechcraft to offer a solution based around the Beech T-6C aircraft. “We’ve drawn on decades of global military flight training experience to develop a
Rex buys out Saab 340B leases
Regional Express (Rex) has announced it has purchased 18 Saab 340B+ aircraft which it been operating under a lease. The airline says the aircraft were part of a group of 25 340s it had been operating on lease since 2006. It says the other seven aircraft had come off lease last July and had also
Tigerair Aust launches ‘Infrequent Flyer’ program
Tigerair Australia launched its Infrequent Flyer Club on April 8. Aimed at passengers “who don’t fly as often as they would like but still want to be part of a frequent flyer scheme”, the program will provide “regular updates on great deals as well as other surprises and rewards for flying with Tigerair.” “Most Australian
Lockheed proposes S-3 COD
Lockheed Martin has proposed a carrier onboard delivery (COD) variant of its S-3 Viking aircraft to meet a US Navy requirement to replace its ageing C-2 Greyhounds. The S-3 was retired from US Navy frontline service in 2008 after a career providing carrier-borne anti-submarine, electronic warfare and air-to-air refuelling capability. A large number of aircraft
First Skymark A380 takes flight
The first Airbus A380 for Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines has made its first flight from Toulouse. The aircraft, wearing Skymark colours on its tail but otherwise painted in primer, will fly to Hamburg for cabin fit-out and painting, before delivery later this year. Skymark will be the first Japanese carrier to operate the A380, and
