Boeing has announced that it will increase output on its 737 line to 35 units per month from early 2012. “Our customers continue to show their preference for the Next Generation 737 by exercising order options as well as by placing new orders,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Jim Albaugh. “We’ve managed our
Gareth Evans, who has been acting chief financial officer for Qantas, has been permanently appointed to the position, the airline announced on June 16. Evans had been acting in the role following the sudden resignation of Colin Storrie earlier this year. Prior to his appointment as Group CFO, Evans was CFO for Qantas Airlines and
Turkish Airlines has ordered one additional Airbus A330-200. The carrier also has existing orders for A330-300s, A330 Freighters and A320s which were placed in 2009.
CTC Aviation Group and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology have signed an agreement which will see the two New Zealand based companies train pilots from Japan’s JF Oberlin University. The agreement will see 17 pilots trained each year at CTC’s crew training centre in Hamilton from September this year, with 30 pilots to be trained
Boeing has received expanded type inspection authorisation (TIA) from the FAA for the 747-8 Freighter, which allows for FAA personnel to take part in testing as part of its formal type certification process, while assembly work on the fuselage of the first Intercontinental has started. Boeing’s vice president and general manager for the 747 program
The ATSB is commencing an investigation into the crash of a Piper Mojave at Canley Heights in Sydney’s south-west on the morning of June 15. The aircraft, VH-PGW, took off from Bankstown Airport with a male pilot and a female nurse on board. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot notified air traffic control that the aircraft
