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Airbus BelugaXL makes first flight
/Airbus’ BelugaXL over-size transport aircraft has completed its maiden flight as part of its type certification program. The aircraft F-WBXL, took off from Toulouse at about 1030 on Thursday (European time) and was in the air for four hours and 11 minutes, Airbus said in a statement. In the flight deck were Captain Christophe Cail,
Read moreIs the F-35A price about to drop below US$90 million?
/The average price of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant should drop below US$90m (A$121m) for the first time, according to a media report.
Read moreFarnborough Day 4 Wrap – Airbus, Boeing tally up orders
/ | 1 Comment on Farnborough Day 4 Wrap – Airbus, Boeing tally up ordersAirbus and Boeing have presented their final order numbers after a busy few days at Farnborough, as John Walton reports. As exhausted journalists trooped between the Airbus and Boeing chalets on the final day of the Farnborough Airshow prior to the public flight displays on the weekend, the spectre of the “undisclosed customer” loomed large,
Read moreFarnborough flying displays still well worth the trek
/ | 4 Comments on Farnborough flying displays still well worth the trekWhile the main course of Farnborough’s Trade days had already been polished off by the fourth day of proceedings, there were a handful of bright spots. Thursday was likened to a hiatus before the airshow throws open its gates to the public, writes Dave Unwin from Farnborough. When Australian Aviation’s team turned up at the
Read moreFlying around the world solo as a teenager
/ | 1 Comment on Flying around the world solo as a teenagerI first met Ryan Campbell and his parents at Avalon in February 2013. Surrounded by banners and a globe displaying a flightpath around 360 degrees of longitude, the then 19-year-old had his eyes firmly set on being the youngest person to fly solo around the world. Now his dream has becoming reality and Ryan set
Read moreSIA, CAE pilot training JV to start in August
/Singapore Airlines (SIA) and training company CAE say their pilot training joint-venture will open its doors in August. The pair said in a joint-statement on Thursday its Singapore CAE Flight Training Pte. Ltd. had received all the necessary regulatory approvals, paving the way for operations to begin. The facility will offer initial type rating
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