Category: Civil Aviation

In a sign of strength being regained in general aviation (GA) sales, aircraft deliveries increased 9.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2013. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced shipments increased from 418 units in 2012 to 458 units this year. Billings for GA aircraft totalled US$4.6 billion in the first three months,

April marked a number of milestones for Airbus’s order and delivery activities, bringing it to a new industry record backlog of 4,973 aircraft that corresponds to more than seven years of production. During the month new orders for 83 aircraft were received – led by the largest ever Turkish Airlines order, comprising 57 A320neo-family (53

Boeing has officially opened a new aerospace research and development facility in Melbourne. Research & Technology Australia (BR&T-Australia), celebrating its fifth anniversary in Australia, is Boeing’s largest R&D laboratory outside the US and has become a prominent asset in Australia’s aerospace development industry. BR&T developed composite materials, structures and robotics technologies that are being used

Reports are increasingly surfacing about Boeing’s new 777 developments, with airlines said to have strongly influenced the manufacturer’s move towards a replacement for the smaller capacity but longer range 777-200LR. Boeing had been focused on a larger 400-seat version dubbed the 777-9X, but in addition to this aircraft, which would offer more capacity than the