The United Aircraft Corporation has re-launched production of the An-124 transport at a ceremony in Russia. Attended by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the occasion brought together current and prospective operators of the aircraft, many of whom claimed the economics of carrying oversized cargo by air far outweigh that of sea transport. “BP used our 124s
Bombardier has announced that it will slow production on the CRJ line due to a lack of incoming orders, resulting in the loss of 715 jobs at its facilities in the Montreal area from January 2010. “There are not enough projected CRJ aircraft sales to maintain the current production plans,” stated Guy Hachey, president and
“It’s a good day, but we’ve still got some way to go,” AEW&C program head AVM Chris Deeble told me at the occasion of the ‘initial handover’ of the first two Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to the RAAF this morning, but the relief in his demeanour was clear. More than 40 months late and in the
Gippsland Aeronautics announced on November 25 that both models of the GA8 Airvan have received type certification in Argentina, as the company targets potential markets in South America. The company says that it sees particularly good potential for the GA8 TC-320, which features a turbocharged Lycoming engine, for operations through the Andes. Airvans have been
Qantas says that its Jetstar subsidiary will now receive half of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners the airline group has ordered, raising the prospect that the budget carrier will operate the majority of the Qantas Group’s new international routes over coming years. Qantas made the statement in clarifying a presentation made by group executive operations Qantas
Fokker Services launched a range of new support packages under the FLYFokker brand for current and potential operators of Fokker 50s and 100s at the Dubai Airshow. The FLYFokker package comprises four separate solutions. The Take Off solution is aimed at startup operators, and helps reduce time to operations from six months to six weeks,
