The World of Aviation

The second Boeing 787, ZA002, made its first flight on December 22, taking off from Paine Field, Everett, at 9.09am local time and landing at Boeing Field, Seattle, just over two hours later at 11.10am. Captain Randy Neville was in command for the flight, with 787 chief pilot Captain Mike Carriker in the right hand

Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has approved Adelaide Airport’s 2009 Master Plan, which outlines the expansion of aviation and passenger facilities at the airport, including a new charter terminal, air traffic control tower, multi-level car park and hotel, road modifications, and relocation of freight handling facilities. Included in the approval are conditions which will provide for

The government and opposition have sparred over the changes proposed in the recently released Aviation White Paper which will extend security screening to a number of additional airports around Australia. Shadow transport minister Warren Truss MP said in a statement issued on December 22 that the additional screening requirements outlined by the government will add

New statistics from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) show that there was a 9.6 per cent jump in international passenger traffic during October, primarily driven by a major increase in activity from low cost carriers. Overall, 2.202 million passengers travelled into and out of Australia during the month, and follows a

CFM International has won the race to power the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 150-seat airliner, with its next generation LEAP-X engine selected ahead of the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan. Under an agreement with COMAC, CFM (which is a joint venture between General Electric and Snecma) will provide the LEAP-X1C engine

Airservices Australia announced on December 21 that it has completed its rollout of ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) ground stations, effectively giving radar-like coverage across Australia. The nationwide ADS-B network, as well as a digital communications backbone to support it, became fully operational from midnight on December 18. “The successful delivery of these programs