Seven years after it was established, the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) has found a permanent home after striking an agreement with the Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS). AAHOF chairman Steve Padgett said he was delighted the search for a site to call home had settled on HARS’s facility at Albion Park. “There was a commitment
Australia’s indigenous heritage will feature prominently among Qantas’s first batch of eight Boeing 787-9s with Boomerang, Uluru and Dreamtime making the final list names for the soon-to-arrive next generation aircraft. The list comprises Boomerang, Dreamtime, Great Barrier Reef, Great Southern Land, Quokka, Skippy, Uluru and Waltzing Matilda. Qantas said on Wednesday the name of the
Australian company TAE has changed its name to TAE Aerospace. Chief executive Andrew Sanderson said the rebranding, which was effective immediately, reflected the company’s focus on being “Australia’s aerospace company”. “Taking that position in the market challenges us to set the standards for quality, safety and innovation for the Australian aerospace industry,” Sanderson said in a
Airbus has presented an updated version of the A380 featuring new fuel saving winglets in what is the latest initiative to help improve the aircraft’s operating economics and perhaps attract new orders for the program. The winglets were on display on one of Airbus’s A380 test fleet present at the Paris Airshow, which got underway
Boeing has launched the 737 MAX 10 at the 2017 Paris Airshow with orders and commitments for 240 of the type from 10 customers. While the company has been publicly touting the proposed aircraft since as early as March 2017, the first day of the Paris Airshow marked the official introduction of what is the
Lufthansa group chief executive Carsten Spohr says he is keen to work more closely with Cathay Pacific to build on their recently announced codeshare agreement, describing the Hong Kong-based carrier as a “perfect fit”. In April, the pan-European airline group comprising Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines began codesharing on Cathay’s flights from Hong Kong to
