Boeing announced on December 1 that it has completed static tests to validate the side-of-body modification to the 787. During the test, the aircraft’s wing and trailing edges were subjected to their load limits, equivalent to approximately 2.5 times the force of gravity. “Today’s test was an important milestone for the program,” said Scott Fancher,
V Australia’s first direct service on the Melbourne-Los Angeles departed on December 1, while the airline is also preparing to operate its first service from Melbourne to Phuket on December 3. “We are delighted to welcome V Australia to Melbourne,” Melbourne Airport CEO Chris Woodruff said. “Their exciting suite of new services will provide further
International passenger traffic to and from Australia during September jumped 11.3 per cent during September, making it the largest increase in a month since March 2005. Newly released statistics from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics show that 2.084 million passengers travelled internationally during September. This was helped by a 7.3 per cent
The RAAF ceased all DHC-4 Caribou operations today (November 27) with the delivery of the final aircraft, A4-140, to Canberra, where it was handed over to the Australian War Memorial. The final flight follows the delivery of another Caribou to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook on November 26, and the relocation of the remaining
Two ADF MRH 90 helicopters recently completed first of class sea trials with HMAS Manoora off the coast of Tasmania. MRHs A40-007 and 008 performed more than 200 deck landings during the trials, operating from the Manoora‘s three helicopter landing spots. More than 520 trial evaluation test points were completed, with the helicopters operating at
Asia Pacific Aerospace announced on November 26 that it has received EASA approval to undertake repair and maintenance on Honeywell LTS 101 engines. APA is able to undertake a range of inspections on the engine, as well as gearbox replacement, fuel pump exchange and testing in its specialised test cell. APA is based in Pinkenba,
