USN orders next Poseidon batch
Boeing has received the third phase of low-rate initial production orders from the US Navy for the P-8A Poseidon. The US$1.9bn contract for 11 aircraft will take the total USN fleet to 24. Boeing has so far delivered three production P-8A aircraft, built alongside the company’s commercial 737-800 aircraft. The USN is slated to purchase
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
Today’s announcement and signing of the historic alliance agreement between Qantas and Emirates represents a seismic shift in the dynamics of the Australian airline market, both from the customer and the airline business perspectives. At a quick glance today’s announcement appears both a win-win for Qantas as a business and for Qantas’s customers, and also
Tiger settles with SA govt over closure of Adelaide base
Tiger Airlines has won a major financial concession from the South Australian state government, after closing its Adelaide base last August and ending services to the city. The move breached a commercial agreement with the SA government, under which Tiger received a $2.25 million incentive grant in 2009 to establish its SA base. After its
Draken International acquires ex Kiwi Skyhawks
Contract air services provider Draken International is buying eight ex RNZAF McDonnell Douglas A-4K Skyhawks and various other equipment and accessories from the NZ government. Draken will use the aircraft to support US Department of Defense training activities, providing realistic training and threat simulation. The contract with NZ includes over 20 spare engines and an
Defence writer position vacant
Phantom Media, publisher of Australian Defence Business Review (ADBR), DIAR.com and Australian Aviation, is seeking an entry level full-time journalist/defence writer and researcher to join its Canberra office to research and write news and feature articles on defence and defence business issues, mainly for ADBR and DIAR.com but also for Australian Aviation. The successful applicant may have appropriate experience as a journalist, have served within
P-8 work for Australian firms
Boeing has awarded Australian companies Lovitt Technologies Australia and Ferra Engineering contracts worth almost $1.85 million to produce components for the P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Both companies already have several contracts with Boeing through the company’s Office of Australian Industry Capacity (OAIC), within the Defence Materiel Organisation’s Global Supply Chain program. Boeing also named
