DAHER-SOCATA has received a Major Change Approval (MCA) from EASA for an ISR multi mission version of its TBM 700 and 850 turboprops. The MCA will allow DAHER-SOCATA to begin marketing their TBM-MMA demonstrator to potential customers. The aircraft is fitted with a retractable Thales AGILE 2 gyro-stabilised multi-sensor turret under the aircraft’s aft fuselage
The Victorian government has scrapped plans to again lease a DC-10 Airtanker over the coming fire season, and will instead add a number of smaller aircraft to its fire fighting fleet. The DC-10, which is capable of carrying more than 40 tonnes of water or retardant, was brought into Victoria last summer in a joint
Caloundra aerodrome will remain at its current location after the Sunshine Coast Regional Council failed to win Queensland government support to move it. Moving the aerodrome was proposed as part of a major plan by the Council to turn the site into a new central business district for the town, with the aerodrome and its
Garuda Indonesia has announced that it will lift frequencies on its Sydney-Jakarta services from three times weekly to daily from December 20. The flights will be operated by its A330-200s.
Boeing has begun assembly work on the 1000th 767 with the placement of the aircraft’s wing spar into its assembly tool. “This is an important milestone for the 767, which has continued to evolve and improve since entering service nearly 30 years ago,” said Kim Pastega, vice president and general manager of the 767 program.
Bell Helicopter has announced the certification of a precision Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) enabled glidepath capability on the Bell 429. The WAAS certifies the 429, currently the only helicopter available with the technology, for nine degree localiser precision with vertical guidance (LPV) approaches at a minimum velocity for instrument procedures (Vmini) of 45kt, allowing
