The Eurocopter name is no more with the world’s number one helicopter manufacturer rebranded as Airbus Helicopters from January 8 as part of parent company EADS’s rebranding as the Airbus Group. Under the rebranding helicopter names and designations “remain at present unchandged”, Airbus Helicopters says, but a new www.airbushelicopters.com website is now live. Any rebranding
The Labor candidate contesting the by-election for the federal seat of Griffith vacated by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Terri Butler, has called for the trialling of a curfew for Brisbane Airport. “One thing that should certainly be on the cards is trialling a curfew. They do it in Sydney. There’s no reason why you
Qantas is flying the cast and crew of the hit television show Modern Family to Australia in February, with the an episode of the award-winning sitcom to be filmed here over a period of two weeks. “Qantas is the biggest private investor in promoting Australia as a destination, and the United States is one of the
Boeing Defence Australia and Thales Australia have reportedly been selected as the preferred tenderer to provide the ADF’s new Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) under AIR 9000 Phase 7. The selection has not been officially announced but IHS Jane’s has reported that the three shortlisted tenderers for the project, Australian Aerospace, Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and
Taiwan’s China Airlines has been named as the first customer for Air New Zealand’s innovative Skycouch. The Skycouch, introduced on Air New Zealand’s 777-300ERs in 2011, comprises a row of three economy class seats that extend to create a flat space passengers can stretch out on. Air New Zealand announced in November it had
Boeing says it experienced a record year for commercial aircraft deliveries in 2013, handing over 648 airliners and finishing the year with a 5,080 strong aircraft order backlog. 2013 was also the company’s second biggest year for new orders, booking 1,532 new orders (and net orders of 1,355 after cancellations). The 737, 777 and 787
