A report in The Australian says the US Technology, Transfer, Security Assistance, Review Board (TTSARB) has approved the export of technology to Australia for the EA-18G Growler electronic attack variant of the Super Hornet. The decision, said to have been made in late August, clears the way for the export to Australia of components and
Virgin Blue has appointed renowned brand designer Hans Hulsbosch as its creative director to oversee the transformation of the Virgin Blue Group’s branding. “Hans and his team will oversee the Virgin Blue Group brand transformation, creating an identity that can stretch across both the leisure and corporate sector. Hans will be responsible for making sure
Singapore Airlines has announced that Goh Choon Phong will succeed long time chief executive Chew Choon Seng when he retires at the end of December 2010. Goh has worked at SIA since 1990 and is currently executive vice president for marketing and the regions, having been appointed to the post earlier this year after four
Boeing Australia has signed a contract with the DMO to provide repair and refurbishment work for the RAAF’s F/A-18A/B Hornet fleet. The work will comprise the refurbishment of flight control surfaces, doors and panels for the ageing Hornet fleet at Boeing’s Component Repairs facility at Tullamarine in Melbourne, and includes the replacement of aluminium control
Four of the five Boeing 787s currently being used on its flight test program were involved in a number of tests away from their base at Everett over the last week. Boeing announced on September 3 that ZA001 was taking a break from operations from Edwards Air Force Base, with the aircraft positioning to Roswell,
A new integrated helicopter distress beacon jointly developed by Eurocopter and Kannad has been recognised with the ‘High Technology’ award at an industry conference during the MEDEF Summer University in Paris. The beacon, dubbed Integra, features an integrated antenna and GPS which sends out a crashed aircraft’s coordinates to search and rescue agencies. “We are
