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AuthorAirbus posts 95 per cent earnings increase, becomes lead EADS brand
August 1, 2013 0 commentAs Airbus reported a 95 per cent increase in earnings for the first half of 2013, parent company EADS has confirmed the EADS brand will be replaced by Airbus. As the lead product in the EADS portfolio, the parent company sees greater strength in market positioning under an Airbus Group brand. “The renaming simply gathers
Read moreLockheed Martin forms consortium for new ATM tender
July 30, 2013 0 commentLockheed Martin will team with four leading air traffic management (ATM) technology providers in bidding for the oneSKY Australia tender. oneSKY is the project name given to the procurement by Airservices and Defence of Australia’s new generation ATM system, which expected to be operational before the end of the decade. Australia’s Adacel Technologies, Daronmont Technologies
Read moreThursday on-sale date for Australian Aviation
July 30, 2013 2 commentIf you’re looking to purchase the August issue of Australian Aviation on the news-stand, please note we have moved to a Thursday on-sale date from August issue onwards. August Australian Aviation will go on sale across Australia from Thursday August 1. Thereafter, Australian Aviation will go on sale on the last Thursday of the month
Read moreBoeing Defence Australia takes over Wedgetail support
July 30, 2013 0 commentBoeing Defence Australia has taken on responsibility for the $140 million E-7A Wedgetail sustainment contract from its US-based parent company. Air Vice-Marshal Colin Thorne, head of the DMO’s Aerospace Systems Division, stated that the contract provides engineering, maintenance, spare parts and training support to the RAAF’s Wedgetail aircraft fleet. This content is available exclusively to
Read more100th F-35 enters final assembly
July 30, 2013 4 commentThe 100th F-35 Lightning II has entered the last stage of final assembly. The CTOL F-35A variant aircraft is due to arrive at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in 2014, and is one of 126 F-35s currently in production, according to Lockheed Martin. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Read moreBombardier delays CSeries maiden flight
July 30, 2013 0 commentBombardier has confirmed it will delay by some weeks the first flight of its CSeries regional jet. The company said: “The highly technical last steps are taking more time than initially anticipated to validate the overall systems and ongoing software integration”. The aircraft’s twice-delayed first flight was expected by the end of July. “While the
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