The first 747-8 Freighter successfully made its first flight on February 8 from Paine Field, albeit after a slight delay due to weather conditions. Piloted by 747 chief pilot Mark Feuerstein and Captain Tom Inrich, the aircraft took off at 12:39pm local time and underwent a three hour, 39 minute test flight over western Washington, where
Long time CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Steven Udzar-Hazy stepped down from the lessor on February 5, after parent American International Group (AIG) decided not to sell the company. “On behalf of AIG, I would like to thank Steve for his tireless service to ILFC,” said Robert H Benmosche, AIG president and CEO. “We
Strategic Airlines is reportedly putting the finishing touches to plans to begin flights on the crowded Perth-Denpasar (Bali) route three times a week from June. According to a report in The West Australian newspaper by Australian Aviation contributor Geoffrey Thomas, executives from Strategic will be in Perth this week to discuss dates and timings for
Bombardier Aerospace announced on February 5 that it delivered 302 aircraft for the year ending January 31, and received net orders for only 11 aircraft over the year, compared to orders for 367 in the previous year. For the 12 month period, the Canadian manufacturer delivered 121 commercial aircraft, comprised of 60 CRJ series and
Cirrus Aircraft has formed a global partnership with the Red Bull Air Race, which will see the SR22 high performance single piston displayed at all rounds of the race series and also its upcoming Cirrus Vision very light jet. Locally, Cirrus Aircraft Australasia has confirmed that it will attend the Perth round of the Red Bull
A pilot flying a kitbuilt Lancair had a lucky escape on February 7 when he made a textbook wheels-up landing at Jandakot Airport. The pilot of the Lancair IV-TP, registered VH-FTZ, was the only person on board the aircraft which experienced problems with its landing gear at approximately 4pm while on approach to land at
