Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier says the company is committed to a developing an upgraded A380 with new engines and a longer fuselage. Bregier says there is plenty of potential to build an A380neo, or New Engine Option, at some point in the future. However, no timeframe was given for the launch of that product. This
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will open a fresh investigation into the ditching of a Pel-Air Westwind corporate jet off Norfolk Island in 2009. The decision to reopen the case was made following a critical review of the original inquiry by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), which found the ATSB did not
Australia’s Dieter Ebeling has won two medals at the FAI Intermediate World Aerobatic Championships. Competing in an Extra 330LX aircraft, the Perth-based Ebeling won the gold medal for free program at the event held at Mossel Bay in South Africa. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
A former Young Australian of the Year who founded a program to get more girls involved in engineering has been recognised with an international award. Marita Cheng beat out about 20 candidates from 12 countries to take out the Airbus and Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Diversity Award at the World Engineering Education Forum. This
The federal government has accepted all but five of the 37 recommendations from the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review (ASRR) and called for Australia’s aviation regulators to work more closely together and improve their relationship with industry. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss says the ASRR report, which was written
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss wants the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to take another look at the Pel-Air Westwind corporate jet ditching off the coast of Norfolk Island in 2009. Truss told parliament a review of the ATSB’s investigation of the accident by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada