The RAAF handed command of 35SQN temporarily over to the C-27J Transition Team on January 21 as the first of 10 RAAF aircraft prepares to fly to the US for its systems fit out. Led by GPCAPT Steve Young, the TT was formed out of the Battlefield Airlifter Transition Office, and will be responsible for
One of Airbus’s A350 prototypes will make its debut in the Asia-Pacific region at February’s Singapore Air Show. The aircraft, A350-900 MSN003 will be on static display and will also participate in the flying display on the first two days of the show, Tuesday February 11 and Wednesday February 12, giving local industry observers their
Franco-Italian regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has again set new delivery and order records in 2013. The company delivered 74 new ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprops in 2013, 10 more than its previous mark set in 2012, and took 89 firm order and 106 options for its aircraft, an increase of 20 percent over the previous
The office of the US Dept of Defense’s office of test and evaluation has found the Boeing P-8A Poseidon isn’t yet mission effective and has some key “deficiencies” in its systems. The section on the P-8 in the office of T&E head, Dr Michael Gilmore’s annual report into major programs was based on operational testing
In an op-ed piece published in Fairfax newspapers and the Qantas media page on January 24 entitled ‘Armchair Experts in the Cockpit’, Qantas CFO Gareth Evans has taken aim at some of the airline’s detractors, and has restated the Group will not relinquish its 65 percent domestic market share ‘line in the sand’. In particular,
Hawker Pacific has announced the appointment of Nick Jones to the position of Vice President – Aircraft Sales. The company says that, effective immediately, Jones will be responsible for the leadership and development of the Hawker Pacific Aircraft Sales Group (fixed and rotary wing) in the Asia/Pacific region. “The establishment of this role underpins Hawker
