Category: Civil Aviation

Air China has become the latest carrier to change an order for 787-8s to the larger -9 variant, and now expects to receive its aircraft from 2015. Air China first placed its order for 15 787-8s in 2005 and had been expected to take delivery in 2008. The carrier now says that the larger -9s

The Victorian government has helped to fund the launch of the Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (A4I), which it says will provide a strong, unified voice for the sector, allowing it to drive exports and jobs growth. “We wanted to help industry improve its communication with us to ensure we are doing the

Boeing has shuffled a number of its senior executives which some commentators claim will help it to deal with another delay to the delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter. Under the changes, current vice president of aircraft programs Pat Shanahan will give greater focus to the 747-8F, overseeing the flight test, certification and delivery of

Boeing has announced yet another delay to the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, with All Nippon Airlines now expected to take delivery of the aircraft in the middle of the first quarter of 2011. In a statement, Boeing announced that the revision to the delivery date “follows an assessment of the availability of an