The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau has released a request for tender (RFT) to acquire the services of a specialist company capable of conducting a deep-water search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The successful tenderer will work under ATSB direction, and will provide expertise, equipment and any vessels necessary to conduct an underwater search
The 787’s new 330 minute ETOPS clearance opens up economical operations by the twinjet between Sydney and Santiago and Sydney and Johannesburg, Boeing has confirmed. On May 28 Boeing announced the 787 had received FAA approval for 330 minute extended operations (ETOPS), meaning the twinjet can be certified to fly up to 5.5 hours on
Airbus has announced it has performed a test drop of a quarter-scale spaceplane demonstrator aircraft. The test drops from an AS350B3e helicopter saw the demonstrator dropped from 3,000 metres and piloted remotely to simulate conditions in the end-of-flight phase after a return from space. The quarter-scale demonstrator used in the tests was built in partnership
Fiji Airways regional carrier Fiji Link has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600 regional turboprop at a ceremony in Toulouse. The aircraft is leased from Avation PLC, and will be based at Suva. It is the first element of an expansion plan for the carrier on domestic and regional services to Apia and other
Airbus has started a series of long test flights of an A350 development aircraft fitted with a cabin and carrying passengers. The early long flights are designed to test the aircraft’s galleys, lavatories, inflight entertainment and other passenger and cabin crew amenities and systems prior to the entry to service with Qatar Airways of
A federal government-commissioned report into aviation safety regulation in Australia has called for substantial cultural and structural changes at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and for better leadership of and coordination between Australia’s aviation safety agencies. The long-anticipated Aviation Safety Regulation Review (ASRR)’s report, released by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and
