A DC-10 firebomber operated by US company ‘10 Tanker Air Carrier‘ landed at Avalon airport near Geelong at approximately 1335 on December 14. The aircraft, DC-10-30 N17085, will be based at Avalon from January to March on standby to respond to bushfires anywhere in Victoria. It is capable of dropping 45,600 litres of water or
The 787 completed high-speed taxi tests on December 12, the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight, which Boeing says is planned for December 15. “Our pilots told me the airplane performed beautifully,” said Mike Delaney, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787 of the taxi tests.
Quickstep Holdings announced on December 7 that it has finalised a share placement with institutional and sophisticated investors, raising $11.492 million which will be used for the purchase of capital equipment for production of parts for the Joint Strike Fighter program. The company also plans to raise a further $6.24 million in a share purchase
The Airbus Military A400M completed its successful maiden flight on December 11, taking off from Seville, Spain, at 10:15 local time and landing 3hr 47min later, with the crew of MSN 1 confirming the aircraft and its engines performed as expected. “We have had a very successful first flight – the takeoff performance was impressive,
Boeing has announced that the window for the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will open at 10am local time on December 15. “This date is dependent on final internal reviews, taxi tests and receiving the final experimental ticket from the US Federal Aviation Administration,” the company said in a media notice issued on December
Boeing has announced that it has completed the analysis of the static test on the wing join modification for the 787 Dreamliner, while also announcing that the first aircraft has completed its gauntlet tests. “I am happy to report that the program has validated the airplane structure for the 787 Dreamliner,” said Scott Fancher, vice
