Avalon takes on a Russian flavour
Russian aircraft and helicopter manufacturers are making a strong bid for a foothold in the Australian market as part of a much larger effort by the country’s government-backed aerospace industry to re-establish a global presence. In one sign of the effort’s prominence, Russia’s ambassador to Australia, Vladimir Morozov, attended a round-table on Wednesday at Avalon
Australian Aerospace sponsors HARS Caribou
Australian Aerospace and the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) have entered into a partnership to support two airworthy ex RAAF Caribou transport aircraft. Announcing the sponsorship deal at the Avalon Airshow, Dr Jens Goennemann, Australian Aerospace chief executive, said: “These are just two of the few surviving flying examples of the Caribou, and their importance
Profit lift sees Air NZ add to 777 fleet
Air New Zealand has used an annoucement of a 300 per cent surge in pretax profits for the first half of the current financial year to reveal plans to lease two additional Boeing 777-300ERs for introduction into service in 2014. The airline’s normalised profit before tax for the half was NZ$139 million, up from NZ$33
Levett delivers first F135 components
Levett Engineering has delivered its first engine components that will be installed into the F-35 Lightning’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine. Levett Engineering, a precision component manufacturer located in Adelaide was awarded a contract in 2008 to manufacture second and third-stage turbine vane tubes and covers for the F135 engine. “We have a truly global
AWAS delivers second and third A320s to Qantas Group
AWAS announced today it has delivered the last two of three new Airbus A320s to the Qantas Group for deployment with its Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Australia operating units. The aircraft are from AWAS’s existing new order pipeline with Airbus. AWAS now has a total of eight aircraft on lease with the Qantas Group overall.
Melbourne Airport achieves five per cent total passenger growth in January
Melbourne Airport recorded five per cent growth in passenger numbers during January to reach 2,619,277 for the month. International passenger numbers were up by two per cent to 679,429. Passenger numbers from key Asian growth markets such as China, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan were affected by the Chinese New Year holiday period falling
