iscoverYear: 2018
New image shows extent of fire damage to RAAF Growler
/ | 26 Comments on New image shows extent of fire damage to RAAF GrowlerA new image obtained by Australian Aviation shows the extent of the damage sustained by a RAAF EA-18G Growler which had to abort its takeoff from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on Saturday after an apparent engine failure. The image shows the rear of the jet to be blackened from fire, suggesting extensive damage to
Read more »Qantas flight QF96 to feature biofuel blend
| 13 Comments on Qantas flight QF96 to feature biofuel blendWhen Qantas flight QF96 takes off from Los Angeles bound for Melbourne on Sunday night (local time) the fuel powering Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNA’s two GE Aviation GEnx-1B engines will include about 24,000kg of biofuel. The biofuel has been derived from a type of (non-food) mustard seed called carinata, and the flight is part of Qantas’s
Read more »Airbus A350-1000 to visit Auckland and Sydney on global demonstration tour
| 21 Comments on Airbus A350-1000 to visit Auckland and Sydney on global demonstration tourAirbus says it will bring the largest variant of its A350 family to Australia and New Zealand as part of a 30,000nm demonstration tour across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The A350-1000, MSN065 F-WLXV, began its 12-city trip on January 26 (European time), with its first destination after departing from Toulouse the Qatari capital Doha.
Read more »Boeing, CSIRO announce new space partnership
| 2 Comments on Boeing, CSIRO announce new space partnershipScientists from Boeing and Australia’s peak science research agency CSIRO will work together on space projects as part of a new partnership between the two long-time collaborators. The new initiative will feature joint research and development on space technologies with a focus on the developing needs of the Australian space market, Boeing said in a
Read more »Bombardier gets favourable ruling in dispute with Boeing over C Series
| 5 Comments on Bombardier gets favourable ruling in dispute with Boeing over C SeriesBombardier has received a boost with a surprise ruling in its favour from the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) in its dispute with Boeing over its C Series aircraft. The C Series struck controversy in 2017, when Boeing complained to the US government Bombardier sold the aircraft to Delta Air Lines at unfairly low
Read more »Marand opens new F-35 tail production facility
| 1 Comment on Marand opens new F-35 tail production facilityMinister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne opened a new Marand Precision Engineering F-35A tail manufacturing facility in Melbourne on January 24. The Moorabbin facility, which was partly funded through a grant from Defence’s New Air Combat Capability Industry Support Program, will support 44 new production jobs and will manufacture vertical tail for the F-35 program.
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