Boeing says first runs of the 747-8 Freighter’s General Electric GEnx-2B engines were successfully completed on December 8. The tests, which began just before 10am local time on Tuesday, saw the engines started and then operated at various power settings to verify systems performance. APU power was used to start the first engine, with the
United Airlines has split its much anticipated widebody airliner replacement program between the Boeing 787-8 and Airbus A350-900, ordering 25 of each and taking purchase rights on a further 50 of each. The deal, valued at US$10bn (A$10.9bn), will see the new aircraft delivered between 2016 and 2019, allowing United to retire its 767s and
QantasLink has announced that it will launch services on the Adelaide-Port Lincoln route from February 15, placing it in competition with Regional Express. Subject to regulatory and local council approval, QantasLink will operate 23 return services each week on the route with a 74-seat Bombardier Q400, making 3400 seats available each week. “We will offer
ATR announced on December 7 that Air Algerie has ordered four ATR 72-500s, valued at US$82m (A$89.8m) at list prices. Delivery of the four aircraft will take place during 2010, and they will join eight other ATR 72s in service with the airline.
Ian Calvert has been appointed the new CEO of CTC Aviation Training New Zealand. Calvert has been with CTC since 2003, and has been acting CEO since May following the retirement of John Jones.
Australian Aviation contributor Geoffrey Thomas was awarded the National Aviation Press Club’s ‘Airservices Australia Aviation Writer of the Year’ award on Friday night. Thomas, who is a senior editor for US based ‘Air Transport World’ and the aviation correspondent for ‘The West Australian’ newspaper, also won the ‘Embraer Aviation Feature Article of the Year’ category.
