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Airbus Military boss calls for the right to compete on battlefield airlifter
Despite the Alenia C-27J being selected for the RAAF’s battlefield airlifter requirement earlier this month, Airbus Military CEO Domingo Urena has called for transparency over the decision and for an open competition in which it can offer the C295. “The only thing we claim is, ‘give us the right to compete’,” Urena told journalists in
Read moreUp to airlines to promote pilotless aircraft – Airbus
/ | 21 Comments on Up to airlines to promote pilotless aircraft – AirbusAirbus says it is ready and able to build a pilotless airliner but is says it is up to the airlines to sell the concept to the public. Addressing global media at Airbus Innovation Days Airbus executive vice president of strategy and future programs Christian Scherer said that “airlines are pressing it to reduce costs
Read moreQantas to flood east coast market in bid to drown Virgin; cuts flights to the Red Centre
/ | 5 Comments on Qantas to flood east coast market in bid to drown Virgin; cuts flights to the Red CentreQantas and Jetstar will add nearly 900,000 seats per year to the country’s most competitive east coast routes in a move squarely aimed at rival Virgin Australia. The increases comes amid a spate of news-making announcement by the airline in recent days, including layoffs of maintenance workers and a restructuring that split Qantas’s domestic and
Read moreLovitt wins $1m contract for F/A-18 work
/Victoria-based Lovitt Technologies has won a $1 million contract from Boeing to make wing parts for the global F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet. The contract comes after Lovitt recently won another contract from Boeing to supply machined parts for the V-22 Osprey. The company, which employs about 80 people, specialises in the machining, assembly and testing
Read moreFrench airport to trial phone-based check in
/A French airport is launching a trial run of a mobile phone check-in system using SIM card based Near Field Communication technology. The trial, involving 50 passengers at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, will use Blackberry smartphones equipped with NFC radios that allow short-range communication with other NFC-enabled devices. The phone will effectively become the passengers’ boarding pass
Read moreVictorian govt puts $1.2m towards Latrobe Airport expansion
/The Victorian government will provide more than $1.2 million toward the expansion of Latrobe Regional Airport to support the expansion plans of aircraft maker GippsAero. Victorian Aviation Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said the company’s expansion plans, which could create more than 150 new jobs, were dependent on improved airport infrastructure. “The Coalition Government’s investment will create
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