Engine manufacturer CFM International has announced it achieved record production numbers in 2013for its CFM56 turbofan, and also record orders for the CFM56 and forthcoming LEAP high-bypass turbofan. A joint venture company between Snecma (Safran) and GE, CFM delivered 1,502 CFM56 engines in 2013, primarily for installation on the Boeing 737 and its military derivatives
Australian Aviation editor Julian Green has stepped down from the magazine after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Green, 49, has returned to Europe to be closer to his family and is undergoing palliative treatment. Prior to joining Australian Aviation in late 2012 Green’s extensive aviation career included serving as CEO of Newcastle Airport and director
Regional Express has announced that its financial results for the first half of the 2013/14 financial years would be “significantly deteriorated.” In a statement to the ASX, chief operating officer Garry Filmer said the forecast profit before tax (PBT) for the first half of the financial year would be approximately 40 per cent of that achieved
Robinson helicopters will soon introduce a new optional digital ‘glass’ avionics suite for its popular R22, R44 and R66 lines. The new system will comprise a Garmin GTN 600/700 touch-screen navigator, and Aspen Avionics PFD and MFDs, while a Garmin’s GTR 225B COM radio, GMA 350H audio panel, GDL 88 universal access transceiver (UAT), and
Boeing has forecast that 12,820 new airliners valued at US$1.9tr (A$2.1tr) will be required in the Asia-Pacific region over the next two decades as strong economic and passenger growth drives demand. The forecast shows that 36 per cent of the world’s new airliner deliveries will be in the region in that period, and 69 per
Action taken against Jetstar by the Fair Work Ombudsman in the Federal Court has seen the airline fined a total of $90,000 for unlawfully charging six cadet pilots for training costs and making deductions from their wages. The six pilots were recruited between October 2010 and January 2011, and were employed in individual contracts by
