Lufthansa took delivery of its first of 15 Airbus A380s in a ceremony at Airbus’s Hamburg facilities on May 19. More than 700 guests were on hand to witness the official handover ceremony for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powered A380 MSN038 D-AIMA, which has been named Frankfurt am Main, at Airbus’s Hamburg-Finkenwerder plant. “With the A380
The pilots of an Airnorth Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia were performing a simulated engine failure on a training mission shortly before the aircraft crashed after taking off from Darwin Airport, according to a preliminary report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). According to witness reports the takeoff of the aircraft, VH-ANB, appeared to be normal,
The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) have gone to Canberra to lobby parliamentarians against the changes to cockpit access regulations which are currently before parliament. AIPA and IFLAPA are opposed to changes to the Australian Aviation Transport Regulations, which they claim will prevent licensed
Use of the Salt Ash Air Weapons range near RAAF Base Williamtown will be halved when the F-35A JSF enters RAAF service. The ADF says it has completed its review into the way the JSF will use the range and the aircraft’s anticipated noise footprint, expected to be far greater than the F/A-18 Hornets it
The ADF has grounded its fleet of 11 MRH 90 helicopters after one experienced what was reportedly a “catastrophic” engine failure on a flight near Adelaide on April 20. Almost a month after the event, the Department of Defence confirmed in a statement on its website on May 18 that an MRH 90 returned to
Boeing has announced that it will increase the production rate on its 737 line in 2012 to meet customer demand. The increase will see Boeing raise output of 737s from 31.5 per month currently to 34 per month in early 2012, with suppliers already prepared for the increase. Boeing has also not ruled out further
