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Boeing adds two more 787s to test fleet

Boeing has announced that it will add a further two 787s to its flight test program for the type after announcing recently that delivery of the first aircraft will be delayed until the middle for the first quarter of 2011. Unlike the six aircraft originally identified as being involved in the flight test program, the two... [Continue]

Virgin, Etihad sever competing links

Virgin Blue and Etihad Airways have begun winding back their relationships with Emirates and Qantas respectively after the announcement of a wide ranging codeshare alliance between the two airlines. Virgin Blue has announced that it will end its codeshare arrangement with Emirates on trans-Tasman services while it will... [Continue]

RR denies engine failure link to 787 delay

Rolls-Royce says that there is no link between the uncontained failure of a Trent 1000 during ground testing and the delay in delivering the first 787. The engine manufacturer said in a statement to Australian Aviation that the failure of the engine during a test run in early August “caused no disruption to the Boeing... [Continue]

International traffic surged during June

There were over two million international passengers during June according to a new report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE), continuing a recent growing trend in international travel. Compared to June 2009, the number of international passengers passing through Australian airports... [Continue]