The World of Aviation

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated that all aircraft operating in certain airspace will be required to carry and use Automatic Depedent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Out technology from 2020 as part of its NextGen project. “This rule gives the green light for manufacturers to begin building the onboard equipment that will allow

On the same day Virgin Blue announced that it was cutting its profit outlook, Qantas said that it remains on track to record a pretax profit of $300-$400 million for the 2010 financial year. The airline made the report about its guidance in reporting its April operating statistics to the Australian Securities Exchange, which overall

Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley has signed a three year contract extension which will see him continue to work with the airline while it undergoes a major fleet renewal program. Dunkerley joined Hawaiian in 2003 as the company’s chief operating officer, and has overseen the airline through the collapse of its rival Aloha Airlines, and

Boeing has received the first USAF F-16 Falcon at its Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville, Florida, that is to undergo conversion work into a QF-16 aerial drone. The Boeing led team, which includes BAE Systems, will begin engineering, manufacturing and development of the full scale manned and unmanned QF-16s during Phase 1. The drones will

Boeing has signed an agreement with PetroChina to evaluate establishing a sustainable biofuels industry in China. Boeing says that the project will look at all phases of sustainable aviation biofuel development including agronomy, energy inputs and outputs, life cycle emissions analysis, infrastructure and government policy support. An assessment of the economic and technical feasibility is

South African Airways has ordered five additional Airbus A320s, which will be delivered from 2013. The order brings up SAA’s commitment for A320s to 20, with all to be powered by IAE V2500 engines.