Hawker Pacific has delivered six Diamond DA40 CS aircraft to UNSW Aviation, fulfilling most of an order placed earlier this year. The four seat, single engine DA40 CSs are equipped with a Garmin G1000 avionics suite and powered by a Lycoming IO-360-M1A avgas engine. A twin engine DA42 L360 will also be delivered to UNSW
Alliance Airlines has signed a letter of intent to acquire eight additional Fokker 100 jets as the airline seeks to significantly expand its operations through the Asia Pacific region. “The Fokker 100 has proved to be reliable, robust and extremely popular among the contract customers we serve, making it both a natural and ideal choice
Tiger Airways has announced that Crawford Rix has been appointed as the managing director of its Australian operations, taking over from Shelley Roberts who has held the position since mid 2008. Rix is currently the managing director of UK low cost carrier bmibaby, and has had extensive experience with a number of carriers in the
Hawker Pacific Singapore has been accredited as the first authorised support centre in Southeast Asia for the Hawker 4000 business jet. “With Hawker 4000 deliveries well underway in Asia, our enhanced partnership with Hawker Pacific will provide customers in the region with immediate and reliable service for the aircraft,” said Christi Tannahill, vice president, Global
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corporation has announced that the SuperJet 100 has completed cold soak trials in Yakutsk. One of the test aircraft, MSN 95004, undertook a number of tests to ensure its ability to start in cold conditions. As such, the test aircraft was subjected to temperatures as low as -41 degrees Celcius while seven
The day before the final ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the Airbus subsidies was due to be issued, Boeing has attacked reports that Germany will provide launch assistance to the European manufacturer to finance research and development for the A350. German newspaper Die Welt reported on March 21 that the German government
