The Boeing P-8I for India successfully completed its final design review (FDR) on July 16, clearing the way for the manufacture of the first 737 based P-8I to begin. The FDR saw the designs for the aircraft’s radar, communications, navigation, mission computing, acoustics, sensors, and ground and test support equipment locked in, as well as
The Chinese HNA Group has announced that it is looking to invest up to US$200m (A$223m) in Australian air transport, airport management and other tourism and hospitality operations as part of a major push to expand its presence in the country. As part of the push, the HNA Group’s entire board and 318 delegates from
A decrease in the number of passengers flying without baggage and its young fleet has led Tiger Airways Australia to claim that it is the ‘greenest’ airline in Australia. Tiger says that changes to its baggage fee structure, which controversially sees the airline charge to use check-in counters for those travelling with hand luggage only
CASA has suspended the air operator’s certificates (AOCs) of Bankstown based Skymaster Air Services and Avtex Air Services, which share the same ownership, following a number of accidents and incidents involving Skymaster aircraft over the last three months. “CASA believes allowing Skymaster Air Services and Avtex Air Services to continue to operate while CASA completes
Garuda Indonesia has announced that it has appointed Helen Blake as its sales manager NSW and ACT, based in Sydney. Blake previously held the role of regional franchise manager NSW/ACT/QLD for Harvey World Travel and has had a 20 year career in the airline and travel industries.
The US Navy delivered its formal bid for the supply of 24 Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R helicopters to Australia on July 23 for the Air 9000 Phase 8 future naval helicopter requirement. The MH-60R ‘Romeo’ is competing against Eurocopter’s NH 90 NFH to fulfil the requirement to replace the RAN’s 16 S-70B Seahawks and the gap
