iscoverThe Victorian state government is aiming to “aggressively” wrest back aviation business lost to other states in recent years through the creation of what it calls a ‘national aviation precinct’. Announcing the strategy, the government has signed an agreement with maintenance, repair and overhaul operator John Holland as a cornerstone partner to help attract new
One month after Airbus’s first A321 fitted with wingtip ‘sharklets’ took to the skies, the first A319 to sport the fuel-saving devices has broken cover. Seen here is D-AVWC at Hamburg. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation
Boeing has finalised definition of its new 737 MAX, achieving the milestone of ‘firm concept’ for an aircraft seen by the manufacturer as its “future single-aisle strategy”. Talking to Australian Aviation recently, Boeing vice president – marketing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth said: “I’m amazed what we’ve been able to get out of that airplane. The
A year after officially ending the program, Airbus has sold its last two A340s. UK-based AJW Capital has signed contracts for the A340-500s, which will enter service in 2013 with an undisclosed airline. The aircraft were believed to have been built for India’s Kingfisher Airlines before the airline fell into financial difficulty. This content is
Singapore Airlines subsidiary Silk Air has finalised orders for 23 737-800s and 31 MAX 8s in a deal worth US$4.9 billion at list prices. The order is the largest in the airline’s history. “The capability of the 737s will enable us to spread our wings to even more destinations and increase capacity on existing routes,”
The first of 30 Boeing 787s bound for Qatar Airways has been delivered. An outwardly-spoken critic of the delays in receiving the 787, Qatar’s CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “We are delighted to receive our first Dreamliner, an aircraft which we expect will establish new benchmarks for reliability and comfort, when combined with Qatar Airways’
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