The World of Aviation

Airbus has confirmed an order from Cathay Pacific Airways for 30 A350-900s. The aircraft are currently planned to be delivered between 2016 and 2019, likely replacing older A330s and A340s in its fleet.

Bell Helicopter has announced that it has received its first sale of a 429 in China during a sales tour in Zhuhai recently. The 429 has been sold to prominent industrialist Ren Jianjun, who also owns and operates a Bell 206B-3 JetRanger. Australian Aviation test flew the 429 recently during its Australian sales tour, and

EADS has marked its 10th anniversary with the unveiling of a new brand identity, while its Defence & Security unit has been renamed as Cassidian. “This brand renovation embodies exactly the spirit of Vision 2020, our strategy for EADS’s next 10 years: reinforce each of the four divisions, give them the visibility they need to

The merger between United and Continental Airlines will close on October 1 after shareholders of both companies approved the all-stock merger of the two airlines. Up to 98 per cent of shareholders in Continental and United parent company UAL Corporation gave their approval for the merger at separate extraordinary meetings on September 17, clearing the

Cessna has delivered its 2000th Caravan turboprop to Air St Kitts-Nevis, which will fly it on behalf of DHL. “This marks not only our 2000th delivery, but it comes in our 25th anniversary year of Caravan production, making this occasion that much more special,” said John Doman, vice president, Cessna Worldwide Propeller Aircraft Sales, on

Sydney Airport’s runway end safety area (RESA) project has won the Infrastructure Projects award at the prestigious Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards. Construction of the 90x90m cleared and paved safety area at the western end of the east-west runway (07/25) was a significant engineering challenge as it had to be built over a major sewerage