Airbus unveils A350 demo cabin
Airbus revealed a demonstration cabin interior for its new A350 on its MSN002 prototype on the sidelines of the Aviation Interiors Expo in Hamburg on April 7. The aircraft, which made its first flight in February is the first A350 to be fitted with a cabin interior. Airbus says the aircraft has been conducting “intensive cabin
CareFlight Queensland logs five years in Dubai
CareFlight Group Queensland is celebrating five years since it commenced its safety instruction program through the provision of training to Dubai’s Police Force Air Wing. In five years, three CareFlight instructors have spent more than 2,000 hours training more than 70 Abu Dhabi Police pilots and 40 aircrewmen in search and rescue operations and night
Turkey takes first A400M
Turkey has finally taken delivery of its first Airbus Defence & Space A400M airlifter after a prolonged period of negotiation. The aircraft was formally accepted by Turkish officials at the Airbus facility in Seville, Spain on April 4, making Turkey the second operator of the A400M after France which took its first two deliveries last
ADF & DFAT personnel sent to Solomons
The RAAF has deployed a C-130J Hercules with ADF Department of Foreign Affairs personnel on board to the Solomon Islands following severe flooding in the island nation. The ADF says the team of 11 ADF personnel and DFAT advisor will assess the scope of what assistance may be required in the Solomons. This comes after
Stunning pics – first Air NZ 787-9 breaks cover
The first Boeing 787-9 for launch customer Air New Zealand has been rolled out of the paintshop at Boeing’s Everett factory in a stunning special all-black and silver fern livery. The aircraft – which will be registered ZK-NZE – took five days to paint using 350 litres of paint, and will now enter a factory
F-35 makes ‘first’ Canberra visit
A full-scale mockup of the F-35 Lightning II is set to be one of the highlights of the Canberra Airport Open Day on Sunday, marking the first ‘visit’ by the aircraft expected to replace the RAAF’s F/A-18A/B classic Hornet fleet to the nation’s capital. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 mockup is no stranger to Australia, having been
