The World of Aviation

Boeing has completed the first run of General Electric GEnx-1B engines on board the fifth 787, ZA005, ahead of the aircraft joining its four siblings in flight testing. To date, the four aircraft involved in flight testing have been powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. GEnx’s also power the 747-8. The Qantas Group is among

Hawker Pacific will relocate its aircraft modification operations from Bankstown to Cairns in order to take advantage of the northern Queensland centre’s proximity to new markets in the Asia Pacific region. “Increasingly we are seeing demand for quite sophisticated systems integration tasks as part of the broader modification programs we perform,” said chief executive officer

Jetstar Asia is to receive two Airbus A330-200s, allowing the airline to start services from Singapore to destinations in Europe, Australia and North Asia from the end of 2010, the carrier announced on May 12. Jetstar says the decision will create up to 200 jobs across its growing pan-Asian network, while it remains in discussions

The federal government’s budget has confirmed increases in spending on aviation security and regional aviation infrastructure and funds the study for a second Sydney airport site, meeting commitments made in the Aviation White Paper. As announced in February, the government has allocated nearly $200 million in the 2010-2011 budget to assist with the rollout of

BAE Systems celebrated a decade of production and support of the RAAF’s Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter, with the first Australian assembled aircraft, A27-10, rolling out of BAE’s hangar at Williamtown for its maiden test flight on May 12 2000. “This is a proud day for our company and our employees,” said Gerry Mann, general manager

RAAF F-111s will take part in Exercise Chong Ju at Puckapunyal this week, marking the last time the aircraft takes part in the exercise ahead of its retirement at the end of the year. Two 6SQN F-111s will operate from RAAF Base Amberley to provide close air support during the exercise, and will conduct their