Australian Aviation

Eurocopter re-brands as Airbus Helicopters The world’s biggest manufacturer of helicopters, Eurocopter, was renamed Airbus Helicopters on January 8 as part of parent company EADS’s rebranding and consolidation of its enterprises under the new Airbus Group brand. Airbus Helicopters has taken over the former Eurocopter product lines facilities and activities. While the EC prefix in

Review a timely opportunity to address future challenges The AAA welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the Review of Aviation Safety Regulation. We see that this review is both necessary and timely to reflect the latest developments in the aviation industry. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of a 717 to QantasLink and two 787s to Jetstar. Departing the Qantas fleet were two 767‑300s and two 737‑400s. Qantas withdrew 767‑338ER VH‑OGP from service on January 10 after operating QF494 from Melbourne to Sydney. On January 18, with its Qantas titles and kangaroo

Seaplane operations return to Auckland Harbour The Beaver is instantly recognisable as a Kenmore conversion with its distinctive rear window and appealing lines, only the location is different for this welltravelled Canadian as its sits waiting for its next load of tourists from Poland, Chile, Australia and yes, a couple of Kiwis as well. For

Cessna parent company Textron has announced it has finalised its acquisition of Beechcraft, and in the process has announced it has created a new ‘Textron Aviation’ business unit under which will sit the Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker brands. Current Cessna president and CEO, Scott Ernest, will head up the new Textron Aviation business, but Textron

A mockup of the newly-launched Bell 505 Jet Ranger X will be a star exhibit at the forthcoming Rotor Tech 2014 conference and trade show, organisers have announced. Bell launched the 505 at the Heli-Expo convention in Anaheim, California, in February, and a mockup of the new light single helicopter is due to go on