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Swedish firm Braathens Leasing has placed a firm order for five Bombardier CS100 and five CS300 jetliners, plus options for a further 10 CSeries. The CSeries will be operated by Braathens Aviation subsidiary Malmö Aviation from its base at Bromma-Stockholm City Airport. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue

Virgin Australia has again received carbon neutral certification approval for its new carbon offset program through the government’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). “We are very pleased to receive Australian government approval through the National Carbon Offset Standard as it means our guests can continue to have confidence that their flights are offset with genuine

Venlet asks partners for confidence in JSF International and US JSF program office principals met recently at Fort Worth for their annual ‘CEO’s conference’ to be updated on the program’s progress by Lockheed Martin and JSF Program Office (JPO) officials. Australia’s delegation was led by the head of the New Air Combat Capability office AVM

Commercial Boeing confident of 787 delivery targets for 2011 Boeing says it is on track to deliver the first customer 787 Dreamliner by September and at least a dozen by the end of the year. Boeing president and CEO Jim McNerney confirmed the 787 deliveries were on track despite Boeing having to replace improperly coated

With the launch of Virgin Australia, almost all the elements of John Borghetti’s game change strategy for what until May 4 was known as Virgin Blue are in place. And as if to emphasise that point, just days after the Virgin Australia launch, the US Department of Transportation announced its approval of the airline’s planned

Textron has announced the appointment of Scott Ernest as president and CEO of its Cessna subsidiary, replacing Jack Pelton who announced his retirement on May 2. Ernest, a 29-year veteran of General Electric, serving most recently as GE Aviation’s global supply chain vice president and general manager. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation