The Victorian state government is aiming to “aggressively” wrest back aviation business lost to other states in recent years through the creation of what it calls a ‘national aviation precinct’. Announcing the strategy, the government has signed an agreement with maintenance, repair and overhaul operator John Holland as a cornerstone partner to help attract new
One month after Airbus’s first A321 fitted with wingtip ‘sharklets’ took to the skies, the first A319 to sport the fuel-saving devices has broken cover. Seen here is D-AVWC at Hamburg.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has unveiled an initiative that distils investigation findings trends in occurrences into a single website for benefit of continual safety improvement. ATSB chief commissioner Martin Dolan said: “Our strong reporting culture and rigorous investigations means that when an accident or incident does happen, we’re in a good position to prevent
Lockheed Martin has delivered three short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35Bs to the US Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121. The delivery of the aircraft marks the the beginning of STOVL tactical operational training at the Yuma air station. Bob Stevens, Lockheed Martin chairman and chief executive officer said: “The F-35B is the world’s only
Air New Zealand is heightening anticipation for its soon-to-emerge 777-300ER sporting a graphic promoting the new Hobbit trilogy of movies. In a statement issued today, the airline said: “Tight security and total secrecy surround an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER aircraft sequestered in a closed hangar at Air New Zealand’s Auckland technical operations base this
The first three production A400Ms have entered final assembly at Airbus Military’s facility in Seville, Spain. Our photo shows two aircraft for France and one for Turkey. A fourth A400M, also for France, is entering final assembly. All four aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2013.
