Category: Business Aviation

Airbus says the largest variant of its A350 widebody is on track for first delivery to launch customer Qatar Airways before the end of calendar 2017 after receiving type certification from regulators in Europe and the United States. The company said on Tuesday (European time) it had received the type certification documents from both the

Although Boeing’s mooted new mid-sized airplane (NMA) is yet to be formally offered for sale, the aerospace giant appears a step closer to a formal launch after the appointment of a senior executive to the internal team studying the development of the aircraft, media reports say. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

FedEx Express has placed a firm order for 30 new ATR freighter turboprops, with options for a further 20 aircraft. The global transport company has ordered the ATR 72-600F that will be delivered from the factory in a freighter configuration featuring a windowless fuselage, a forward large cargo door and a rear upper hinged cargo

Airbus says the largest variant of its A350 is on track to receive type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) before the end of November, paving the way for first delivery to launch customer Qatar Airways “in the coming weeks”. The company said the A350-1000 completed its functional and reliability testing, which covered