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Author2,000 order milestone for the 737 MAX
May 21, 2014 0 commentBoeing says orders for 30 from unnamed customers this week has taken firm orders for its 737 MAX program to over 2,000. In all firm orders for the 737 MAX now stand at 2,010 aircraft from 39 customers. Boeing says the MAX has reached the 2,000 order milestone faster than any previous Boeing airliner program.
Read moreHawker Pacific kicks off King Air 350i regional tour
May 20, 2014 0 commentHawker Pacific has commenced a demonstration tour of a new Beechcraft King Air 350i across the Asia-Pacific region. The aircraft arrived in the region earlier this month, and commenced its tour in New Zealand on May 19 to May 23. The tour will then cover the east coast of Australia from June 2 to 13,
Read moreDassault launches Falcon 8X
May 20, 2014 0 commentDassault Aviation has used the 2014 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva to launch its Falcon 8X, the largest and longest ranging of its Falcon family of business jets. The Falcon 8X, a mildly stretched development of the 7X, will feature a range of 6,450nm (11,945km) at Mach 0.8, meaning in a
Read moreLonger-ranging Gulfsteam G650ER visits Melbourne on record-breaking flight
May 20, 2014 3 commentGulfstream Aerospace has revealed that its new longer-range G650ER development of its hot-selling G650 business jet, announced on Monday at EBACE, visited Melbourne as part of two record-breaking high-speed validation flights. The new G650ER is designed to be able to fly 7,500nm (13,890km) at Mach 0.85, or 6,400nm (11,853km) at Mach 0.90, an increase of up
Read moreAirbus, Dassault & Alenia join forces to develop Euro MALE UAS
May 20, 2014 0 commentEuropean aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation, and Alenia Aermacchi have joined forces to develop a next generation medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system. The three companies say they have delivered the ‘MALE2020’ proposal to further define a European UAS to France, Germany and Italy. The offer proposes a definition phase
Read moreAir New Zealand & Tourism New Zealand extend agreement
May 20, 2014 2 commentAir New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand have announced a NZ$20m (A$18.5m) extension to their marketing partnership. The airline signed an MoU with Tourism NZ last year to undertake joint marketing activity promoting travel to New Zealand in key international markets, and the extension will see the partnership continue through financial year 2015 and will
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