Category: Civil Aviation

Pilot, prolific author and Australian Aviation contributor Owen Zupp completed a flight to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first airmail service in Australia on July 14. Flown in a Jabiru J-230 and escorted by various classic and vintage aircraft throughout the journey, Zupp departed Essendon Airport in Melbourne on July 12, and followed the same

Airbus says its new A330neo range which it launched at the Farnborough Airshow on July 14 will reduce fuel consumption by 14 per cent per seat over its current A330-200 and -300 models, and improve its range by up to 700km while carrying a bigger payload. The company says the new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines

Boeing says it is in the final phases of testing and production readiness of a new method for building 777 fuselages. Dubbed ‘Fuselage Automated Upright Build’ (FAUB), the technology has been designed to improve workplace safety and increases product quality and has been in development since 2012. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Day one of the 2014 Farnborough Airshow has again seen a flood of orders and commitments for commercial airliners from the world’s airlines. Airbus A320neo This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep