Category: Civil Aviation

The first Boeing 787-9 has been handed over to launch customer, Air New Zealand in Seattle. The aircraft, painted in a striking gloss black and silver fern scheme was handed over to the airline on June 30, and will remain in the Seattle area for crew training and familiarisation flights before a formal handover ceremony

A consortium of companies led by Matt Hall Racing has settled its acquisition of the former Belmont Airport site on Lake Macquarie near Newcastle. The consortium is led by former RAAF pilot Matt Hall’s Red Bull Air Race, aerobatic and corporate flight business, and also includes Airborne, Newcastle Helicopters, and Skydive the Beach. Contracts for

The first Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet has entered service with worldwide launch customer, NetJets. The milestone follows FAA certification being awarded in early June, and marks the official service entry for the new type. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Cessna has received US FAA certification for the Citation X+, allowing the first customer delivery of what it promotes as the “world’s fastest civil aircraft” to businessman Gerry Buchheit. “We have clients located across the country and having the fastest civil aircraft in my fleet provides me with something that is priceless to my operations –