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Boeing and Cathay Pacific have announced an order for three 747-8 Freighters in a deal valued at roughly $1 billion at list prices. The order will bring Hong Kong-based Cathay’s 747-8F fleet to 13 as it phases out its fleet of 747-400F freighters. The two companies also said Cathay had taken options on five 777

The aviation industry has lost an iconic figure in the death of James Strong, who firstly oversaw the transformation of TAA into Australian Airlines, and then was head of Qantas for its merger with Australian, and subsequent privatisation. “James Strong passed away peacefully in Sydney on the 3rd March 2013 from lung complications following surgery,”

UPDATED: The fleet-wide grounding by the US Department of Defense of the F-35 Lightening II has been lifted, following the completion of engineering analysis on the cracked blade. The cautionary flight suspension was implemented on February 21 following the discovery of a 15.24mm crack on a third stage turbine blade during routine inspections of a

The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency has advised Congress of the possible sale to Australia of up to 12 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and 12 EA-18G Growlers under the Foreign Military Sales program. The contract includes airframes and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support, at an estimated cost of US$3.7 billion. The notification was

Boeing has signed an order with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for 10 777-300ERs. The order, valued at US$3.2 billion at current list prices, adds to the growing portfolio of long-haul aircraft for the Los Angeles-based leasing company. ALC has ordered 185 aircraft from Boeing including 78 Next-Generation 737s, 80 737 MAXs, 12 787s and 15

The first structurally complete A350 has moved to its next phase of ground testing. The aircraft , MSN001, recently successfully completed a series of indoor ground tests including stability tests on ‘movable’ elements such as rudder, elevators, ailerons and wing spoilers and landing gears extraction/retraction. The next phase will include three planned families of tests: