Airbus Military says it is working to implement key modifications that reduce aircrew workload and improve awareness when operating the boom refueling system for the RAAF’s KC-30/A330 MRTT tankers by the end of the year. The modifications, agreed to with the RAAF for its five KC-30s following the loss of the boom during a test
Qantas’s domestic and international businesses have been going in opposite directions for years, with the international side losing money against stiff competition even as the domestic wing continues to bring in solid profits. Now, the two are officially parting company, with Qantas announcing today that it will split its domestic and international operations into separate businesses
GippsAero has completed first flight of its new GA10 single turboprop. Powered by a Rolls-Royce 250 engine and based on GippsAero’s GA8 Airvan, the ten-seat GA10 will be marketed to a variety of roles including passenger and freight transport, air survey and surveillance. GippsAero, which is owned by Indian automaker Mahindra, hopes to begin shipping
Qantas has confirmed plans to cut more than 500 engineering jobs and close its heavy maintenance base at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport, ending weeks of speculation after the airline earlier flagged plans to consolidate its operations in a cost-cutting move. Qantas said it would relocated heavy maintenance of its Boeing 737 fleet, currently conducted at Tullamarine,
Boeing’s 787 world tour will arrive in Australia this week as part of its seventh and final leg. The highly touted — and long delayed — jetliner is scheduled to touch down in Sydney on Thursday before departing for Auckland on May 29. The aircraft, ZA003, will stop in Darwin on May 31 before leaving
Airbus parent EADS spent 158 million euros (A$205m) fixing wing cracks in A380 superjumbo jets during the first quarter of the year, throwing a wrench in its plans to improve the program’s profitability. Despite the massive repair bill and the wider economic troubles in Europe, however, EADS still reported healthy first-quarter profits of 133 million
