Air New Zealand is trialling the use of a camera carrying wall climbing robot to inspect hard to reach surfaces on its aircraft. “Currently to inspect the top of the fuselage, as we do following incidents such as lightning strikes, engineers need to work at heights of up to eight metres,” Air New Zealand chief operations officer Bruce
Melbourne-based Marand has won a contract from Lockheed Martin for the detailed design and manufacture of training technology for the F-35 Lightning II, following on from the company’s work manufacturing vertical tails, aerostructures tooling and the engine installation and removal trailer. The privately-owned Australian company stated that it will be designing the fuselage assembly for
Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is seeking approval to have a group of Australian business representatives depart for China in October. The delegation, which is being organised by the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE), would be the first international passenger flight to depart from Australia’s newest airport. “Regulatory approval will be sought from both the
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) chief executive Mark Skidmore has said his organisation’s new corporate structure is almost complete. The overhaul of CASA’s organisational structure, which was first announced in November 2015, has resulted in three main groups. In his monthly CASA Briefing column for May, Skidmore named the men and women to lead the revamped
Finnair’s Australian boss Geoff Stone says stopping over in Asia on the way to Europe is coming back into favour amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Although Finnair does not serve this market with its own aircraft, the airline has codeshare arrangements with British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas, as well as interline agreements
Cathay Pacific has boosted the strength of its Hong Kong hub with the reopening of business class lounge “The Pier” as it takes the fight up to its rivals for premium passengers amid sluggish market conditions. Following the upgrade, The Pier business class lounge has been expanded by 1,000 square metres (to 3,306 square metres)
