Boeing has been awarded a five year, $800m in-service support contract to support the RAAF’s Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program. Under the contract, Boeing Defense Space & Security will provide acquisition, program management, integration and engineering services, while Boeing Defence Australia will support the program with engineering, maintenance and supply chain management
Virgin Blue has announced that it will commence three times weekly services from Perth to the Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on April 1. The airline will operate the services with a 104-seat Embraer E-190 (pictured), which it says will allow it to upload more freight and reduce flying time
Hong Kong Aviation Company announced on January 19 that it plans to grow its business significantly over the short term after completing the acquisition of failed lessor Allco’s aviation business. The transaction has seen HKAC, which is a joint venture between Hainan Airlines’s parent company HNA Group and private equity firm Bravia Capital, take on
The fourth modified Boeing 747-400 Dreamlifter completed its first flight on January 15 in Taiwan. The Dreamlifter, which will be used by Boeing to transport large structures for the 787 Dreamliner program, was modified by Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp in Taipei. The newest aircraft will complete Boeing’s fleet of Dreamlifters, which are operated by Evergreen
The ATSB has released a preliminary report into the ditching of a Pel-Air IAI Westwind off Norfolk Island on November 18 2009, noting that it plans to examine further the effect meteorological information had on the actions of the crew, fuel planning and other operational elements of the flight. According to the report, the pilot
Boeing says the 787 has completed initial airworthiness testing, one month after the aircraft made its first flight on December 15 last year. The initial airworthiness milestone allows the expansion of the flight test program, allowing more crew members to be carried on flights and more aircraft to join the flight test program. “This is
