Category: Civil Aviation

Ethiopian Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 12 Airbus A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow. The airline says it plans to operate the aircraft from its hub in Addis Ababa, linking Africa with Europe, the US and Asia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved both Airbus A330-200 and -300 models for ETOPS (Extended-Range Operations for two-engined aircraft) “beyond 180 minutes”. The new capability will be available as a customer-selectable option which extends the diversion distance potentially up to 1700 nm. This distance corresponds to a maximum ETOPS diversion time for the

Boeing has completed the side-of-body modification on the first 787 and shortly expects to conduct validation testing, ahead of the delayed airliner’s first flight, which it still expects to make by the end of the year. The modification involved installing new fittings at 34 stringer points within the wing-body joint, and was completed on the

Boeing has announced that its first 747-8 Freighter was towed out of the Everett, Washington, factory on November 12 in preparation to start its flight test program. “It is very rewarding to see this airplane transition to the flight test phase,” said Mo Yahyavi, 747 program vice president and general manager. “Our employees, suppliers and