Category: Civil Aviation

ATR announced on December 7 that Air Algerie has ordered four ATR 72-500s, valued at US$82m (A$89.8m) at list prices. Delivery of the four aircraft will take place during 2010, and they will join eight other ATR 72s in service with the airline. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

Boeing announced on December 4 that Korean Air has ordered five 747-8 Intercontinentals, making it the first Asian airline to sign on for the passenger variant of the 747-8. Korean has indicated that the five aircraft, which have a list value of US$1.5bn (A$1.62bn), will slot in between the airline’s 777-300ERs and A380s and operate

WA based composites manufacturer Quickstep Holdings has announced that it will raise $17.7 million to fund the expansion of its production facilities to meet a new contract to produce parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The company plans to raise $17.73m in both a share purchase plan and a placement to institutions and sophisticated

Malaysia Airlines’s first A380 delivery has been delayed by eight months, apparently at the request of Airbus. “We had been informed that the A380s, with the delivery date of January 2011 will commence in August 2011 instead,” Malaysia Airlines CEO and managing director Azmil Zahruddin told Flightglobal.com This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation