Brisbane based Ferra Engineering has signed a memorandum of agreement with Lockheed Martin to establish a “world’s first” facility to manufacture titanium spars for F-35 JSF vertical tails. The agreement covers the transfer of Lockheed Martin developed technology for direct manufacturing of titanium components which offers savings through less wastage of titanium and reduced machining
Hawker Pacific Asia’s operation at Malaysia’s Subang Airpark at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport has become an authorised service centre for Hawker Beechcraft, making it the first facility to be authorised in Malaysia. “The number of King Air turboprops in this part of the world continues to grow as its reputation for versatility and
Boeing has announced that its fleet of five Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight test aircraft has amassed more than 1000 flying hours. The airframer said that the 787 is now about 40 per cent through the test conditions required for certification. “More work remains but we are seeing excellent progress in flight test,” said Scott Fancher,
There were 4.43 million domestic passengers in Australia during April 2010, representing a 5.1 per cent increased over the same time last year, according to data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). The increase in passengers brought revenue passenger kilometres up by 4.1 per cent, while capacity increased by 5.8 per
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has attacked the Coalition for referring legislation to increase aviation fuel excise to boost CASA’s resources to a Senate committee. “The Federal Coalition’s decision to refer the legislation off to a Senate committee is yet another example of their bloody minded opposition to everything, particularly given it has already been extensively
The Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has released its domestic air fare index for June, showing that discount airfares remain sharply lower than over the same time last year. The index in the best discount category for June 2010 stands at 62, down from 80.8 in June 2009, while the restricted economy index
