Year: 2018

Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth says the manufacturer is making progress on its study into developing an aircraft capable of meeting Qantas’s ultra long-haul objectives while at the same time having as broad an appeal as possible to other airline customers. Project Sunrise – the name is a nod to the

Australia’s Adagold Aviation is part of a joint venture with Portuguese charter and defence aviation services company HiFLy that has signed a letter of intent to buy up to six Embraer KC-390 transports. “The aircraft are earmarked for multiple defence projects, and both companies have also agreed on a potential strategic collaboration to jointly explore

The maiden flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, launched from Kennedy Space Centre at 7:45am AEST on February 7, was a monumental event. It represents a huge leap forward towards the return of human space exploration. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

Qantas plans to launch a new daily nonstop flight between Bali and Melbourne while its low-cost-carrier (LCC) unit Jetstar adds more services on the route. From June 23 2018, Qantas will offer a daily 737-800 service on Melbourne-Bali, with QF45 departing Melbourne in the afternoon for an evening arrival in Bali. The reciprocal QF46 was

The largest member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family has reached firm configuration, bringing the aircraft one step closer to the start of production. With all the design requirements in place, the 737 MAX 10 program would now move into the “detailed design phase”, Boeing said in a statement on Tuesday. “The steps we’ve taken to

Qantas will let the first of its 15 Boeing 787 options lapse later this month, CEO Alan Joyce has told Reuters. The first of those 15 options was due to be exercised in February, while Joyce says Qantas would make a decision on firming up further options into firm orders in a “few more months”,