Air New Zealand has used an annoucement of a 300 per cent surge in pretax profits for the first half of the current financial year to reveal plans to lease two additional Boeing 777-300ERs for introduction into service in 2014. The airline’s normalised profit before tax for the half was NZ$139 million, up from NZ$33
The S-92 global helicopter fleet has surpassed 500,000 flight hours. “In the nine years that the S-92 has been steadily carving its place in the large helicopter market segment, it has grown from the ‘new kid on the block’ proving its potential to a super performer in a variety of missions,” said Carey Bond, President
Swiss company RUAG acquired Rosebank Engineering in December as part of RUAG’s growing market presence in Australia and the wider the Asia Pacific region. RUAG Aviation Division CEO Philipp Berner said: “Having acquired Rosebank Engineering Pty Ltd, RUAG can offer lifecycle support solutions to its Australian and regional customers from component to platform level. This
Embraer Executive Jets’ second Legacy 500 mid-size business jet has taken to the air, officially entering the flight test and certification program. It follows the November 27 maiden flight of the Legacy 500. Since then the aircraft has accumulated 44 hours in 23 flights. The second Legacy 500 will be dedicated to aircraft systems development
Viking Air of Victoria, BC, Canada and Malaysia Airlines have signed an agreement for six DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft for operation by Malaysia Airlines’ subsidiary, MASwings. The contract includes the aircraft, maintenance, training and spares. MASwings will become the first Malaysian-based operator of the new Viking Twin Otter Series 400, making it the
A trio of teams from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology are among 102 university groups from around the world competing for an Airbus prize that could net them $30,000 and a trip to Paris — and perhaps revolutionise the aviation industry in the process. The competition, known as Fly Your Ideas, encourages teams of students
