Advanced Super Hornet demonstrates significant stealth and range improvements
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have demonstrated that improvements to the Super Hornet have halved the aircraft’s visibility on radar and have significantly extended its combat range. After three week of flight testing of the Advanced Super Hornet, the F/A-18 program partners tested conformal fuel tanks (CFT), an enclosed weapons pod and radar signature enhancements. Improvements to the
Is Qantas getting its mojo back?
Thursday’s profit result was pretty anemic. At a time when Australia’s banks and Telstra are posting multi-billion dollar profits, Qantas barely broke even, with a $6 million after tax profit. That is a tiny margin on almost $16 billion in revenue, and a world away from the heady days of mid last decade when Qantas
Qantas previews new A330, 717 interiors
Qantas revealed an all-new business class that will be fitted to all its international and domestic Airbus A330s from late 2014, as well as new economy class seats for its 10 international A330-300s, “refreshed” economy class seats for 20 domestic A330-200s, and new interiors for five Boeing 717s to be deployed on Canberra services. The
Qantas announces sale of QDS to Northrop Grumman Australia
Qantas has announced the sale of its wholely owned subsidiary Qantas Defence Services (QDS) to Northrop Grumman Australia as part of its full-year results. The $80 million sale includes the business and other related assets. QDS provides maintenance and engineering services on aircraft and engines to government and military customers and engineering consultancy services to
Modest Qantas profit against a “challenging backdrop”
Qantas has posted a modest profit after tax of $6 million and a near $100 million increase in underlying profit before tax from $95 million to $192 million for the 2012-13 financial year. Revenue growth was up barely one per cent to $15.9 billion. “This result shows good progress in the Group’s strategy against a
Air New Zealand’s best profit result in five years
Air New Zealand has posted a before tax profit of NZ$256 million, the airline’s best profit result in five years. Net profit after tax profit grew 156 per cent of NZ$183 million. The big leap in profit came in a more modest three per cent increase in revenue to NZ$4.6 billion. “This result is one
