Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing has announced the successful completion of the first engine runs for its 747-8 Intercontinental, a key milestone in preparing the aircraft for first flight. Engine runs began at 11:57 hours local time on Tuesday, lasting approximately two hours and 45 minutes. During initial engine runs, engines were started and operated at various power settings

Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for 10 Airbus A321s and three A330-200F freighters. The new aircraft will join Turkish Airlines’ existing fleet of 75 Airbus aircraft, including four A310 freighters, 50 A320 variants, 11 A330s, one A330-200F and nine A340s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Boeing has begun ‘change incorporation’ work on customer 787s ahead of final certification and delivery of the delayed twinjet. Flying in to Boeing’s  Global Services & Support (GSS) site in San Antonio, Texas, on March 4, Aircraft#23 (for Japan Air Lines) is the first 787 which will undergo change incorporation work there, which will include

International Airlines Group (IAG) subsidiary Iberia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for eight A330-300s, which will become the airline’s first widebody twins. IAG, which was formed in January this year after the merger of Iberia and British Airways, will select an engine for the A330s at a later date, with IAG