While the operational arm of the RAAF will be working hard to get the F-35 up-to-speed as quickly and efficiently as possible, Lockheed Martin, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program Office (JPO) and the partner nations are studying where next to take the F-35’s capability.
A key milestone was achieved at the Boeing Everett factory in Washington in November when engineers completed assembly of the major fuselage sections of the first flight-test B777X, the manufacturer’s latest long-haul, twin-aisle jet.
This feature story about the Airbus A220 written by John Walton first appeared in the June 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.
Airbus has introduced 20 robots into its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line in Hamburg to speed up production of its A321LR.
The idea of flying in the cargo deck might conjure the colloquial image of cattle class but if French aeronautical engineer Florian Barjot has his way, putting passengers in the bowel of the plane could be the next big travel thing. Barjot’s EarthBay concept unveiled at the recently concluded Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas in Los
This story by Chris Frame looks some of the people behind the important work undertaken by aeromedical helicopter operator RACQ Lifeflight Rescue.
