iscoverFederal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has approved Archerfield Airport’s 20 year master plan. The plan includes realignment of the airport’s grass runways and moving them from flood prone low-lying areas as well as improving the airport’s capability to provide training facilities. Those changes are expected to go ahead over the next five years. This content
The Victorian government will provide more than $1.2 million toward the expansion of Latrobe Regional Airport to support the expansion plans of aircraft maker GippsAero. Victorian Aviation Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said the company’s expansion plans, which could create more than 150 new jobs, were dependent on improved airport infrastructure. This content is available exclusively to
GippsAero has completed first flight of its new GA10 single turboprop. Powered by a Rolls-Royce 250 engine and based on GippsAero’s GA8 Airvan, the ten-seat GA10 will be marketed to a variety of roles including passenger and freight transport, air survey and surveillance. GippsAero, which is owned by Indian automaker Mahindra, hopes to begin shipping
Simulator manufacturer and aviation training provider CAE has acquired Oxford Aviation Academy for C$314 million (A$312m), the companies have announced. CAE said it would continue to operate Oxford’s training facilities, including its flight training academy at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne, under the name CAE Oxford Aviation Academy. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Hawker Pacific has ordered six Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprops and expects to begin taking delivery of the aircraft later this year. Hawker Pacific, a sales and support company, said the orders came in response to “increasing inquiries from customers looking to reduce costs without sacrificing quality or performance.” It said the King Airs would
Bombardier launched its six-seat Learjet 70 and eight-seat Learjet 75 (pictured) at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva on May 14. Updates of and replacements for its Learjet 40XR and 45XR, the aircraft feature new Honeywell 3,850lb (17.1kN) TFE731-40BR engines and new canted wingtips, yielding a nine per cent increase in
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