Lockheed Martin is preparing for the deployment of two unmanned Kaman K-Max helicopters to Afghanistan this month to begin operating a six month trial resupplying US Marine Corps forward operating bases there. The contract was awarded earlier this month to Lockheed Martin ahead of Boeing’s competing Hummingbird unmanned helicopter, after a five day evaluation of
All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has completed the first commercial service by a Boeing 787, operating a charter from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong on October 26. The flight – appropriately designated flight 7871 – was conducted by JA801A (ZA101), the eighth 787 built and the first delivered to ANA about a month ago. The aircraft
Virgin Australia has announced plans to add capacity to its domestic services over the next few weeks. The airline says it will add 64 domestic services offering 9000 additional seats between Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide from October 31 and November 13 to meet increased demand for flights, following Qantas cutting back on flights due to
Bombardier has announced it has sold six CRJ900 regional airliners plus five options to an unnamed Chinese airline.
The Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (AAAAI) has celebrated its first year by announcing a new name and a new agenda. Now called Aviation Aerospace Australia, the organisation says it “will provide a more succinct brand for the national peak body, which now boasts almost 50 members.” “We have been listening to current
Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Air Azul) has ordered 11 Embraer E-195 for delivery from 2013. The order takes Air Azul’s E-Jet fleet to 52 aircraft, including 23 E-195s and 10 E-190s already in service. The E-195s will be delivered in a 118-set single class configuration.
