Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen has become the first industry founding partner of the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF), with a sponsorship deal totalling $75,000 over five years. “Jeppesen is the first major aviation organisation and first Founding Partner to come on board. Its contribution will enable us to commence work in developing the Australian Aviation
Six RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets have embarked on their first overseas mission today (May 9), practicing basic fighter manoeuvres (BFMs) alongside their Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts as part of Exercise Bersama Shield 2011. Deployed from RAAF Amberley based 1 Squadron, all six Super Hornets arrived at Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base Butterworth on April
Qantas has expressed its disappointment today after negotiations with the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) broke down, following the union’s announcement to strike this Friday (May 13). The ALAEA had been in conciliation talks with Qantas at Fair Work Australia today, when the union made the decision, ordering its members to stop work between
Cessna parent company Textron says it is searching for a new chairman, president and CEO of Cessna Aircraft after announcing the “retirement” of Jack Pelton. Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly will head the Cessna business until a successor for Pelton can be found. “Under Jack’s leadership, Cessna achieved many significant program and product milestones
Korean Air has signed a firm order for five additional Airbus A330s, taking its total orders for the type to 30, of which 23 have so far been delivered. Airbus says over 1100 A330 Family aircraft have been ordered to date, with over 750 in service with 9o operators.
Boeing’s Phantom Ray UAS demonstrator made its first flight on April 27, taking off from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California for a 17 minute mission. During its brief flight, which followed a series of high speed taxis tests in March to validate ground guidance, navigation and control, mission
