Airbus delivered the 30th A380 on June 5, with the milestone aircraft going to Emirates, making it the 10th of the type to be received by the airline. While the aircraft has been handed over, it will go on display at the ILA Berlin Airshow from June 8 to 13. Lufthansa will also display its
Boeing has been awarded a research and development contract of up to US$1.7bn (A$2bn) from the US Federal Aviation Administration as part of the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Under the contract, Boeing will provide air traffic management modeling and simulation as well as the full integration of ground and airborne technologies and
EADS CEO Louis Gallois has admitted that the A350 program has begun eating into its contingency time, but is still maintaining its schedule. Gallois made the admission in a recent interview with Bloomberg. “For the time being we’re sticking to our delivery schedule, but it’s tense, and we have eaten most of the buffer we
One of the three 747-8F test aircraft, RC521, suffered minor damage to an engine fan cowl on May 30 when it hit a tug while being towed at its Victorville test base near Los Angeles. The impact did not damage the engine, and the aircraft is expected to resume flight testing soon. This content is
Luxembourg based Luxair has ordered an additional Boeing 737-800, Boeing announced on June 2. The new aircraft will join Luxair’s existing fleet of two 737-700s and one 737-800. 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
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has successfully run the latest core engine build in its E3E (efficiency, environment, economy) two-shaft research program. “Our E3E technology, which is at the heart of our future two shaft engine product strategy, continues to make great progress,” said RR’s president of civil aerospace Mark King. This content is available