Category: Civil Aviation

Passenger aircraft leasing company Avation has agreed to purchase five additional ATR 72-600s in a deal worth US$120 million for delivery the aircraft during 2015. This order of aircraft for new and existing Avation customers brings the number of ATR 72-600s ordered by the Singapore-based company for delivery before the end of 2015 to 14.

Australian Nic Adams has won fourth place in GE’s global 3D Printing Design Quests and is the only Australian among the eight winners from nearly 700 entries across 56 countries. The competition challenged innovators to redesign the loading brackets found on jet engines using 3D printing, aimed towards reduced engine weight and fuel consumption. This

The Boeing 777X has begun low-speed wind-tunnel testing at QinetiQ’s test facility in Farnborough, UK. “This is the first major development milestone…since we launched the program last month,” said Terry Beezhold, vice-president and chief project engineer for the 777X program. “Wind-tunnel testing will validate our performance models and generate a vast amount of data that

A new Chinese regional airline to be named Sutong Airlines is acquiring 30 Bombardier Q400s. The new airline’s parent, Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation Industry Co., Ltd, has signed a letter of intent with Bombardier for a fleet of 30 Q400s with which Sutong will start operations form 2015. “With its regional aviation model set to revolutionise