Adelaide airports recognised for carbon efforts
Adelaide and Parafield Airports have become the first airports in Australia to be recognised internationally for mapping and committing to reduce carbon emissions. Adelaide Airport Ltd (AAL), which operates both airports, received Airport Carbon Accreditation Mapping Level certificates at the ACI World Annual Congress work in measuring its carbon footprint. Airport Carbon Accreditation is an
Friday first flight for A350
Airbus has confirmed its new A350 widebody twin should make its first flight on Friday, at approximately 1000 local time (1800 AEST) on Friday. “The A350 XWB flight test teams are now carrying out the last checks on the A350 XWB ‘MSN1’ before they give their final green light for the first flight to take
Boeing projects demand for more than 35,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at US$4.8 trillion. In its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) Boeing expects the world fleet to double over the next two decades. Both passenger traffic and cargo traffic are expected to grow five percent annually. “This forecast gives us confidence
US Army orders up to 215 Chinooks
The US Army and Boeing have signed a US$4 billion contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, plus options that could increase the total buy to 215 aircraft, under a new multi-year buy arrangement. Deliveries will begin in 2015. The tandem-rotor Chinook is the backbone of combat, logistics and humanitarian operations for the US Army and 18
The Eurocopter X3 hybrid helicopter attained a speed milestone of 255kt in level flight on June 7, surpassing the unofficial speed record for a helicopter. The aircraft achieved the speed at an altitude of around 10,000ft during a 40-minute test flight over southern France. It marks the latest in a growing list of achievements for
Second production A400M flies
The second production Airbus Military A400M has made its first flight. MSN8, due for delivery to the French air force in the third quarter of this year, took off from Seville, Spain on June 7. Meanwhile the first production A400M, MSN7, is due to be handed over to the French air force in “coming weeks”,
