Category: Civil Aviation

In the nine years since their launch, the Embraer worldwide fleet of E-Jets has achieved a landmark 10 million flight hours and the completion of seven million flight cycles in May. With more than 1,200 firm orders from airlines worldwide and nearly 1,000 jets delivered to more than 60 airline companies in 43 countries on

More than 70 aircraft flew into history when they took part in the largest civilian flyover in Australian history and the first ever over the Blue Mountains on May 25. Thousands flocked to witness the 75 aircraft fly overhead to mark the bicentenary of the first recognised European crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blaxland,

A near-unprecedented attack on the nation’s aviation safety authorities has been handed down by the Regional and Rural Affairs and Transport References Senate Committee following its enquiry into ‘Aviation Accident Investigations’. The committee’s 153-page report, which was instigated by the release last August of the ATSB’s findings on the 2009 Pel-Air Westwind ditching off Norfolk

Embraer has announced a firm order for 40 E175 jets from United Airlines, with another 60 firm re-confirmable orders that are subject to regional subsidiary SkyWest being awarded capacity purchase agreements with major US airline partners. Additionally, the agreement includes options for another 100 E175s, taking the total order potential up to 200 aircraft. This