Deliveries down but orders up for Bombardier in 2012
Bombardier Aerospace delivered 233 aircraft during 2012, down on its 245 deliveries the year before. However, the company received orders for 481 aircraft in 2012, eclipsing the 245 for the prior year. Business aircraft made up 179 deliveries compared to 163 the previous year, while Bombardier received orders for 343 business jets in 2012, 152
Singapore upgrades 777-200ER cabins
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will invest $95 million to upgrade the business and economy class cabins aboard its fleet of 10 777-200ERs. Business class will see the installation of fully-flat sleeper seats in a four-abreast 1-2-1 configuration as is currently fitted on the airline’s A380, 777-300ER and A340-500 aircraft. In economy class personal LCD monitors will
CASA maintains suspension of Barrier Aviation
The Federal Court has granted an extension of Barrier Aviations’ suspension by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to 15 February 2013. CASA confirmed to Australian Aviation that it continues to work with Barrier Aviation to determine whether defects in the operator’s safety management and maintenance practices will be sufficient to lift the suspension by
787 electrical fire adds to list of similar incidents
A Japan Airlines 787 has suffered a fire in its avionics bay and cockpit while on turnaround at Boston’s Logan Airport when a company mechanic reportedly discovered an exploded battery during a routine post-flight inspection. The engineer was the sole person on board at the time of the incident, which occurred after the aircraft arrived
NSW government continues rescue helicopter shake-up
As the NSW government looks to contain spending on helicopter rescue services in a program that includes a reduction in the number of aircraft from 15 to 12, the state’s health minister Jillian Skinner has come under fire for a proposed ‘mega base’ for emergency helicopter services in Sydney. The cost of the base, which
30 F-35s delivered in 2012
Thirty F-35 Joint Strike Fighters were delivered during 2012, Lockheed Martin has announced. The 30 jets comprised 11 conventional takeoff and landing F-35As, 18 short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35Bs and one F-35C carrier variant. Two of the F-35Bs were the first F-35s delivered to an international customer (the UK). The F-35C (CF-5) is being used
