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Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 stretches thinking around its half-century old narrowbody Boeing’s double-stretched 737 MAX 10 narrowbody, capable of carrying up to 230 passengers over a 3215nm distance, was the talk of this year’s Paris Air Show. At 4.32m longer than the approximately 150 737-800 aircraft currently flying Australia’s skies, the MAX 10 is an

Airbus Helicopters launches the RACER Airbus Helicopters unveiled its Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft (RACER) compound demonstrator concept at the Paris Airshow on June 20 as the manufacturer sets its sights on the civil high-speed rotorcraft market. Able to take off and land vertically, RACER will be able to fly at more than 238kt. This content

Why no-one should be allowed to travel on a flight unless they have been identified Domestic air travel in Australia is vulnerable to the use and exploitation by terrorists. Suspect terrorists use air travel to meet supporters, attend training and plan an attack. And if given an opportunity, to commit a terrorist attack on a

The A380plus aims for a more efficient superjumbo, but airlines remain quiet Passengers love the A380. That much has been clear to Airbus and airlines for years. The problem is making the economics work when airlines don’t have the capability to charge more for A380 flights, particularly when only some passengers are willing to pay

10 Years Ago Boeing rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner in a ceremony in front of 15,000 guests at their Everett, Washington facility on July 8, the world’s first commercial aircraft with a mostly composite material structure. Orders for 677 aircraft from 47 customers have been received. Following completion of the six aircraft flight test

Travolta Boeing 707 For Hars A big feather in the cap of HARS this month is the announcement by actor John Travolta that he is to donate his Boeing 707 to the HARS aircraft collection at Wollongong. The aircraft, currently N707JT, started life as VH-EBM with Qantas and named the City of Launceston in 1964.