Airbus Military has failed to deliver a KC-30A MRTT to the RAAF by the end of 2010, despite the company saying as late as last month that it still planned to meet that schedule. The latest schedule slip, now taking total KC-30 program delays to over two years beyond the original late 2008 first delivery
Chile based LAN Airlines has signed a firm order for 50 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, including A321s, confirming an order announced as a Memorandum of Understanding at the Farnborough Airshow in July. Aircraft to be delivered under the order from 2013 will be fitted with the new ‘sharklet’ winglets.
Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand have cleared the final regulatory hurdle in gaining approval for their trans Tasman alliance, with New Zealand’s Ministry of Transport approving the deal, following Australian ACCC approval announced last week. “More sustainable competition, cost savings and the commitment both airlines have made to maintain trans-Tasman passenger numbers will be
Jetstar has reinstated sacked First Officer Joe Eakins, after reaching an out of court settlement over his unfair dismissal case. “Following discussions directly with Jetstar, I am pleased to accept the airline’s offer to be reinstated and immediately return to my role as an A330 first officer,” Eakins said in a joint statement with Jetstar.
The fourth Airbus Military A400M development aircraft made its first flight on December 20, taking off from Seville, Spain, for a five hour 10 minute mission. The aircraft, dubbed Grizzly 4, the fourth of a planned five strong A400M test fleet, took off at a weight of 130 tonnes at 10.18am local time. It will
The C-17 Globemaster airlifter worldwide fleet has passed the two million flight hour milestone, manufacturer Boeing announced on December 20. Boeing says the two million hour mark – reached on a USAF C-17 airdrop mission in Afghanistan on December 10 – equates to 1.13bn nautical miles. Some 226 C-17s are in service, 206 with the
