A350 to debut at Singapore
One of Airbus’s A350 prototypes will make its debut in the Asia-Pacific region at February’s Singapore Air Show. The aircraft, A350-900 MSN003 will be on static display and will also participate in the flying display on the first two days of the show, Tuesday February 11 and Wednesday February 12, giving local industry observers their
ATR sets new records in 2013
Franco-Italian regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has again set new delivery and order records in 2013. The company delivered 74 new ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprops in 2013, 10 more than its previous mark set in 2012, and took 89 firm order and 106 options for its aircraft, an increase of 20 percent over the previous
Adelaide pax numbers up in 2013
Adelaide Airport has announced solid increases in domestic and passenger numbers for 2013 over the previous year. Adelaide Airport Limited (AAL) has reported domestic passengers rose 3.9 per cent to 3,174,000 for the year to December 31, up from 3,056,000 in 2012, while international traffic jumped a whopping 23.7 per cent from 351,000 to 434,000
Pentagon chief tester finds “deficiencies” on P-8
The office of the US Dept of Defense’s office of test and evaluation has found the Boeing P-8A Poseidon isn’t yet mission effective and has some key “deficiencies” in its systems. The section on the P-8 in the office of T&E head, Dr Michael Gilmore’s annual report into major programs was based on operational testing
BAMS-D Global Hawks pass 10K hours
The US Navy’s fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft operating under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance – Demonstrator program in the Middle East have recently surpassed 10,000 operational hours in support of maritime operations in the theatre. The aircraft, former USAF Block 10 aircraft converted for maritime surveillance duties, average 15 missions per month in
Qantas to hold the ‘line in the sand’ – CFO
In an op-ed piece published in Fairfax newspapers and the Qantas media page on January 24 entitled ‘Armchair Experts in the Cockpit’, Qantas CFO Gareth Evans has taken aim at some of the airline’s detractors, and has restated the Group will not relinquish its 65 percent domestic market share ‘line in the sand’. In particular,
