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The single-pilot freighter study News has emerged out of the United States this year about a $US128.5M package to fund an FAA study into single pilot operations on jet category freighter aircraft. This is not ‘single pilot’ in the conventional sense as the human in the cockpit will be effectively supervising a highly automated flight

Airline results offer a glimpse into the current thinking on future fleet requirements Alongside reported profits and a positive outlook, Air New Zealand, Qantas and Virgin Australia’s full year financials have also offered a glimpse into the current thinking on their future fleet requirements. For Virgin Australia, that includes the addition of the Boeing 737

News briefs from across aviation OEM News Boeing has unveiled the first 777X static test aircraft at its Everett facility just outside Seattle. The first completed aircraft, a 777-9X, rolled out of the final assembly line over the weekend of September 8/9, images released by Boeing on social media showed. The aircraft will never fly.

China’s growth doesn’t necessarily translate into growth in profits Airlines can hardly be forgiven for regarding China as the potential Golden Goose of the future, given its spectacular rise in terms of air traffic and airline growth. Everyone wants to get a piece of the pie. The latest figures from the Civil Aviation Administration of

Flying for Alliance Airlines Across Australia, regional aviation offers a vital connection for rural and remote communities. The sheer distance between rural populations in Barimunya, Moomba or Mt Isa and their state capital cities is so great that air transport is often the only viable option for business or personal travel. The same is true

Covering the Bases Juggling customers’ needs with a healthy bottom line is the challenge for NZ’s regional airlines With a landmass that is small enough to fit three times inside New South Wales’ borders, and a small population by world standards of 4.7 million – 30 per cent living in one city – operating a