Captain Cameron Tribe has been appointed as the new chair of Swinburne University’s Aviation Industry Advisory Committee. Tribe, who is a senior 737 training captain at Virgin Blue and has also held various managerial positions, succeeds former chair Captain Mark Krieger. The Aviation Industry Advisory Committee helps to ensure the university’s aviation programs are industry
Eurocopter commenced flight tests of its X3 (pronounced, ‘X-cubed’) hybrid helicopter demonstrator on September 6 at the Istres test facility in southern France. In order to keep development costs down, the X3 is a blend of the AS365 N3 Dauphin fuselage, EC155 main rotor, EC175 gearbox, NH 90 engines, and features the twin fin tail
Strategic Airlines has lodged an application with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) to allow it to start up to six services per week to Thailand. The application seeks the equivalent of 4.2 Boeing 747 capacity units on the Thailand route, which would allow it to launch six weekly services with its 274 seat Airbus
The USAF took delivery of its first HC-130J Hercules on September 23. The aircraft was the 200th C-130J to be delivered by Lockheed Martin, and the 1500th C-130 to be taken by the US military since production of the original C-130A commenced in 1956. Australia has operated four versions of the C-130; 12 C-130As which
Virgin Blue has experienced another computer issue which has led the delays of some flights, although the airline has not been forced to cancel any services. According to various media reports, the airline’s New Skies check-in system experienced a “slowdown” on the morning of September 29 which forced airport agents to switch to manual check
Pratt & Whitney has filed a countersuit against Rolls-Royce, claiming the that it misled the US Patent Office to obtain a patent which has formed the basis of a lawsuit which Rolls-Royce has brought against Pratt & Whitney. Rolls-Royce launched court action in the US against Pratt & Whitney on August 26 claiming that fan
