Category: Civil Aviation

Turkish Airlines has ordered one additional Airbus A330-200. The carrier also has existing orders for A330-300s, A330 Freighters and A320s which were placed in 2009. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a preferred news source.

Boeing has received expanded type inspection authorisation (TIA) from the FAA for the 747-8 Freighter, which allows for FAA personnel to take part in testing as part of its formal type certification process, while assembly work on the fuselage of the first Intercontinental has started. Boeing’s vice president and general manager for the 747 program

Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) SN95003 has successfully completed water ingestion tests on its engines and APU, clearing the type for takeoffs and landings from wet runways. The tests were conducted at Zhukovsky based Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company’s flight test centre. A special 70m long pool was constructed on the runway, filled with water to a

Boeing rolled out the first production 747-8 Freighter in the colours of launch customer Cargolux on June 7. The new livery features a distinctive new red tail and a logo on the belly, and comes after Boeing delivered the last Cargolux 747-400F with a unique transition paint scheme featuring fading stripes. This content is available