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First Sharklet fitted production A320 readies for flight testing
/Airbus has rolled out the first production A320 fitted with its ‘Sharklet’ blending wingtips ahead of flight testing of the fuel saving device starting next month. Toulouse-built, CFM56-powered A320 MSN5098 will be the first of a number of Sharklet equipped A320s to take part in a 600 hour flight test program ahead of certification and
Read more500th EC145 delivered
/Eurocopter has delivered the 500th EC145 twin-engine helicopter, ten years after the first production EC145 was delivered in April 2002. The milestone 500th machine was handed over to Mexican company Transportes Aereos Pegaso at Eurocopter’s Donauworth, Germany facility on April 27. Eurocopter says its has delivered EC145s, a development of the popular BK117, to 100
Read moreQantas explains A380 wing cracking
/Qantas says it has so far inspected three of its 14 strong Airbus A380 fleet for wing rib cracking, in accordance with an EASA airworthiness directive issued earlier this year. “To date Qantas has inspected three aircraft for the wing rib cracking,” the airline said in a statement issued on Friday. “In each case limited
Read moreFirst repainted Virgin Australia 777 in service
/ | 20 Comments on First repainted Virgin Australia 777 in serviceThe first former V Australia Boeing 777-300ER to be repainted in Virgin Australia colours has re-entered service. VH-VPH St Kilda Beach ferried from Sydney to Singapore on March 26 where it was painted in Virgin Australia colours. It then ferried from Singapore to Abu Dhabi where it entered service in the new scheme on April 11 operating VA30
Read moreAustralian Aviation iPad app launched
/ | 6 Comments on Australian Aviation iPad app launchedPhantom Media is proud to announce that Australian Aviation is now being published for the Apple iPad. The Australian Aviation app features all the in-depth stories, editorials and news items from the magazine in an easy-to-read and user-friendly format optimised for the iPad, augmented by video and extra pictorial content. Each monthly issue of the
Read moreJetstar Japan’s first A320 arrives
/Jetstar Japan’s first Airbus A320 has touched down at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. The brand new 180-seat A320 departed Toulouse, France at 11:00am on April 24 and flew via Cairo in Egypt, Muscat in Oman and Hanoi in Vietnam, before landing at 19:21 at Narita on April 26. “This is a very exciting milestone for
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