iscoverGulfstream Aerospace has announced that China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing has placed an order for up to 60 Gulfstream business jets aircraft. The announcement didn’t detail the breakdown between firm orders and options. It covers the Gulfstream product line, including the super mid-size Gulfstream G280; the long-range G450; the ultra-long-range G550; and the ultra-large-cabin ultra-long-range G650.
The world’s best-selling jet airliner achieved another milestone on April 16, with the delivery of the 8,000th 737 to United Airlines. The aircraft, a 737-900ER is painted in standard United Airlines livery, but adds a small logo commemorating the milestone on its upper fuselage. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau has released a report into the crash of a Cheetah Sierra 200 light aircraft into a ferris wheel on the NSW north coast in October 2011. The report says the pilot of the Sierra was attempting to land at Old Bar near Taree and had just performed a go-around, when it struck
Piper Aircraft and the Continental Motors Group have announced they have been granted a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate for a Centurion 2.0S diesel engine-powered Piper Archer. Ground and flight tests on an Archer powered by the Technify Motors GmbH Centurion 2.0S 155hp (115kW) Jet-A compression ignition engine were conducted at Technify’s facility in
The first Boeing 787-9 destined for United Airlines has been rolled out of the factory in Everett, Washington. The aircraft will be equipped with its cabin fittings and then conduct manufacturer and customer test flights, before entering service on some of the shorter routes currently flown by United’s smaller 787-8s from July. It is due
The Airbus A320 final assembly line (FAL) being built in Mobile, Alabama is rapidly taking shape. Airbus says the steel structure of the main assembly building is nearly complete and the nearby utility powerhouse is also close to being finished. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
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