Gulfstream’s newest business jet the G500 is making further progress towards certification in 2017 with the completion of flutter testing as part of the aircraft’s flight test program. The first G500 test aircraft, T1, has flown more than 50 missions and clocked up about 320 since its first flight in May 2015. Since then, the
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says competition from its regional rivals will maintain pressure on yields amid volatile passenger demand after reporting a near doubling of third quarter operating profit thanks to lower fuel prices. The airline group said on Thursday operating profit rose 95.9 per cent to $S288 million in the three months to December 31
Demand for air travel in 2015 grew at its strongest pace since the end of the global financial crisis, with more passengers taking to the skies amid lower airfares, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. The latest passenger traffic numbers from IATA showed international revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) grew by 6.5 per cent in
Air New Zealand plans to install its fleet of ATR turboprops with Required Navigation Performance (RNP) technology at a cost of NS$25 million. The Star Alliance carrier will become the first ATR operator to use RNP, which allows aircraft to fly along predefined routes with the aid of GPS navigation systems. In practical terms, this
Boeing has been selected to provide the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with maintenance training devices for the P-8A Poseidon, marking the first international sale of equipment used by the US Navy. The virtual trainers, which are being purchased through a cooperative program, will be used to train maintenance personnel from early 2018. The maintenance training devices provide
More than a thousand aircraft and helicopters have less than a year to comply with the Australian government’s ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) mandate. The current mandates require all flights operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) to have ADS-B, which is a satellite-based technology enabling aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic
