Qantas and Boeing are celebrating the delivery of 250 Boeing aircraft, and 100 737s, to Qantas with the handover of the airline’s latest 737-800 in Seattle this week. A delivery dinner was held in Seattle on Tuesday evening ahead of the handover of 737-838 VH-XZG Bungendore, which is in fact Qantas’s 251st Boeing jetliner and 101st
The first 787 for Jetstar has entered final assembly at Boeing’s Everett factory ahead of its planned delivery in late September. The aircraft, to be registered VH-VKA, is due to enter service on Jetstar’s domestic network in Australia in November before transitioning to international flights from December, the airline’s director of Boeing 787 program Mark Dal
Virgin Australia has added Amsterdam to its codeshare agreement with Etihad, as well as Rome with Singapore Airlines and Milan with both Etihad and Singapore Airlines. Customers travelling on Virgin Australia’s network will be able to connect through Abu Dhabi or Singapore on to Milan or Amsterdam on the same ticket, while passengers travelling to
Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines have run for the first time on A350 MSN1 following the start-up of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), as part of the preparations for the aircraft’s maiden flight, which is widely anticipated during this month.
The US Air Force has set a December 2016 target date to declare Initial Operating Capability (IOC) with the F-35A, the variant of the Joint Strike Fighter being acquired by Australia. IOC for the F-35A will mean one operational squadron of 12 or more F-35As will be capable of conducting “basic close air support, interdiction,
China Southern Airlines has become the first Chinese carrier, and the 10th worldwide, to take delivery of the 787. The aircraft is the first of 10 of the type for the airline. Before beginning international services, including to Sydney, China Southern will operate the 787 on domestic flights. “Today’s 787 delivery represents a significant new
