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Quickstep passes major JSF review
/Perth based Quickstep Holdings has announced its successfully achieved a key milestone in its production preparations for the JSF program in mid October, passing the ‘Toll Gate’ review set by JSF partner company Northrop Grumman. The Toll Gate measured Quickstep’s manufacturing readiness for Group 1 composite parts at its Coogee facility in WA, and was
Read moreStar Alliance expands in Latin America
/The Star Alliance group of airlines has accepted Colombia’s Avianca-TACA and Panama’s Copa Airlines as new members of the alliance. The two airlines will join Brazil’s TAM as Latin American members of the alliance, and will commence their implementation processes before becoming fully fledged members in early 2012.
Read morePolish built S-70i makes first flight
/The first Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk built by Poland’s PZL Mielec made its first flight on November 15. Based on the UH-60M Black Hawk, the S-70i is a customisable version designed for the international market and, apart from the first aircraft which was built at Sikorsky’s Hartford facility and first flew in July, all subsequent
Read morePiper names new VP operations
/Piper Aircraft has appointed Simon Caldecott to the position of vice president of operations. Caldecott will be responsible for manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering, sustaining engineering and supply chain, and will report direct to company CEO, Geoffrey Berger.
Read moreBrisbane breaks passenger records
Brisbane Airport broke its monthly passenger total in October with 1.43 million passengers passing through its domestic terminal, beating the previous total by 3.2 per cent. The airport says its year-on-year domestic passenger increase is at 6.3 per cent, while the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics says the airport has achieved six per
Read moreEmbraer improves bizjet customer web portal
Embraer has announced it has improved its FlyEmbraer web portal (www.flyembraer.com), an online dedicated tool for the after-market community that provides support and services to its executive jet customers. The company says the site has become more user friendly and easier to navigate through improvements to its look and feel and simpler design. It has
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