The European airworthiness authority EASA has certified Airbus’s ‘Sharklet’ wingtip fuel-saving devices on the A320 Family with CFM56 engines. The approval follows 600 hours of flight testing during a 10-month program, while US FAA certification of the ‘Sharklets’ is expected imminently.Certification of IAE V2500 powered variants is to follow. Airbus projects each A320 fitted with the 2.4-metre
Mark Jeffries, recognised globally as one of the world’s finest aerobatic performers, will display the Awesome Extra 330LX at the Avalon air show. The nine times British champion will perform his trademark spectacular manoeuvres in the versatile aircraft, sponsored by Awesome Aviation. “My display sequence will include various extreme aerobatic maneuvers that are designed to
The Aeromil group has opened a new flight training centre at Sunshine Coast Airport. The purpose-built Flight Options Flight Training Centre will provide courses for all private and commercial licences and endorsements up to and including business and corporate aviation training. The facility incorporates simulator rooms equipped with category B simulators and Garmin G300 glass
Australian Aviation took out four of the six categories at the National Aviation Press Club’s Aviation Journalist of the Year awards on Friday night, with the main prize of Aviation Journalist of the Year awarded to the Australian Financial Review’s Andrew Cleary. Winners of this year’s awards were: Aviation Journalist of the Year – Andrew Cleary, Australian Financial
Airbus is offering A330 customers an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) option to extend range and payload, which the manufacturer says will open up more nonstop routes between Asia and Europe. The A330-300’s MTOW will be increased from the current 235 tonnes to 242 tonnes, enabling range to be extended by 500nm through the activation
Qantas has become a launch customer for Airbus’s iPad cockpit applications. The electronic flight bag (EFB) will be used aboard all Airbus aircraft in the Qantas fleet. The system will enable flight crew to consolidate paper manuals into electronic form and to compute aircraft performance calculations. Qantas and Airbus have been collaborating on EFB design
