The RAN’s 723SQN retired its three Retention and Motivation Initiative (RMI) flight Agusta A109E Powers on March 9, in preparation for the arrival of its first new Bell 429s next month. The retirement ceremony was conducted after a flight around the Nowra and Jervis Bay region by the three A109s, and a water cannon salute
The Qantas A380 damaged by the mid-air uncontained failure of one of its engines in 2010 should be back in the air by the end of next month, the airline has said. VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton has been undergoing repairs in Singapore for the past 16 months. Qantas says those repairs are substantially finished, with only a
GE has lent its support as a founding partner of the nascent Australian Aviation Hall of Fame. Established in 2010, the Hall will recognise individuals and organisations that have made an important contribution to civil aviation both in Australia and around the world. Plans are afloat to build a physical Hall in Wagga Wagga by
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has won the 2011 Collier Trophy, capping a year that saw the heavily hyped aeroplane finally enter commercial service but continue to face production snags. The Collier Trophy, an annual award presented by the US National Aeronautics Association, recognises “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America.” First awarded in 1911,
For the first time, Airbus Military has directly linked the possibility of future A330 MRTT conversion work for overseas programs being performed in Australia with its bid for the Air 8000 Phase 2 battlefield airlifter (BFA) program. Speaking to media in Sydney today, Airbus Military program manager Valentin Merino said that, while it was offering
Cathay Pacific has reported a 61 per cent drop in annual profits and says tougher times are ahead. The Hong Kong based airline blamed the weaker than expected result on a familiar combination of high fuel prices and global economic instability, factors the carrier says have worsened during the early part of this year. “As
