MSA ‘Pocket Poseidon’ makes first flight
Boeing’s Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator has made its first flight from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in Canada. Developed in conjunction with Canada’s Field Aviation, the MSA is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet airframe and has been developed as a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance platform for search and rescue, anti-piracy, and
GE expands Brisbane prop facility
GE Aviation has expanded its propeller maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Brisbane Airport. The 2,000 sqm facility services propellers for Bombardier Q400s, Saab 340s and Fokker 50s, all of which are in widespread operation in Australia and in the wider region, and has been certified by CASA and EASA to the AS:9100 standard. “GE
Garuda joins SkyTeam
Garuda Indonesia has become the 20th member of the SkyTeam alliance of airlines. The move adds 40 destinations to the alliance’s network, and sees Jakarta become its second major hub in the south east Asia. Vietnam Airlines is also a member of the alliance. “Garuda’s entry into the alliance will give its customers access to
Xi’an MA-60 fleet grounded
The global fleet of about 60 operational Xi’an MA-60 regional turboprops has been grounded following the issuance of an airworthiness directive by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The AD relates to the MA-60’s nose undercarriage and gear annunciation systems on aircraft that have logged more than 6,400 cycles. But Xi’an has self-extended the
Qantas calls for “immediate action”
Qantas has issued a strident call for “action” after the federal government announced on Monday night it would not offer the airline a debt guarantee, and instead would move to make changes to the Qantas Sale Act. “We have consistently said that removal of foreign ownership provisions that apply uniquely to Qantas is an important
South African Airways (SAA) is to codeshare with Virgin Australia allowing the South African airline to resume serving Sydney. SAA lost access to Sydney after Qantas, with effect from May 31, axed its codeshare agreement where Qantas codeshared on SAA Perth-Johannesburg services and SAA codeshared on Qantas’s Sydney-Johannesburg flights. In turn the termination of that agreement followed
