The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has qualified the first CAE 3000 simulator for the Eurocopter AS350 B2 for Level 7 flight training device credits. The device is based in Phoenix, Arizona – CAE’s fifth civil helicopter training location worldwide. “This new CAE simulation capability offers the most immersive, mission focused experience ever for the
Boeing has announced that it will add a further two 787s to its flight test program for the type after announcing recently that delivery of the first aircraft will be delayed until the middle for the first quarter of 2011. Unlike the six aircraft originally identified as being involved in the flight test program, the
The world’s first all-electrically powered aircraft made its first flight from Le Bourget airport near Paris on September 2. The four engine, all-eletric Cri-Cri aerobatic aircraft was jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association, and its maiden flight lasted for seven minutes before the aircraft returned to Le
US lessor Willis Lease Finance Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase four Sukhoi SuperJet 100s and four options. The agreement is valued at US$300m (A$330m), with the first aircraft expected to be delivered in 2012.
Virgin Blue and Etihad Airways have begun winding back their relationships with Emirates and Qantas respectively after the announcement of a wide ranging codeshare alliance between the two airlines. Virgin Blue has announced that it will end its codeshare arrangement with Emirates on trans-Tasman services while it will also sever its loyalty program relationship. The
Rolls-Royce says that there is no link between the uncontained failure of a Trent 1000 during ground testing and the delay in delivering the first 787. The engine manufacturer said in a statement to Australian Aviation that the failure of the engine during a test run in early August “caused no disruption to the Boeing
