The first of 30 Boeing 787s bound for Qatar Airways has been delivered. An outwardly-spoken critic of the delays in receiving the 787, Qatar’s CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “We are delighted to receive our first Dreamliner, an aircraft which we expect will establish new benchmarks for reliability and comfort, when combined with Qatar Airways’
Phantom Media, the publisher of Australia Aviation and Australian Defence Business Review, Australia’s leading aerospace and defence magazines, is seeking an advertising sales manager. The successful candidate will: Build and develop relationships across an existing client base, ranging from multinational corporations to agencies to small businesses; Develop new business opportunities; Cross-sell across complementary titles and
Airbus deliveries reached an all-time year-to-date record at the end of October with 462 aircraft delivered to 76 customers. This year’s sales also saw Airbus reach the 7,500 milestone for total aircraft delivered. Orders for the A330 and A350 totalled 23 during October with 57 deliveries made during the month. Also in October five A380s
The European Commission has suspended its planned controversial inclusion of aviation in its emissions trading scheme in the wake of mounting international and industry pressure. The EC said it has “stopped the clock” on further consideration until after the ICAO general assembly next autumn, bringing hope that a coordinated global approach to emissions can be
Boeing has increased 787 production to five a month, starting with airframe 83. Earlier this year Boeing had increased production from 2.5 to 3.5 aircraft per month and plans to have 10 787s a month rolling off its three production lines by late 2013. Boeing said teamwork and new technologies were supporting the production rate
The RAAF has revealed a C-130H featuring colourful tail art to mark the looming retirement of the type from RAAF service this month. 37SQN C-130H A97-005’s tail art features a silhouette of a C-130H against a orange and yellow sunset, the 36 and 37SQN badges, and the legend ’34 Years of Serving Australia’. “We have
