Australian Aviation

The fifth Boeing 747-8F to join the flight test program made its first flight on February 4. According to Boeing, “The flight included a standard 2 hour, 30 minute ‘B1’ flight profile that Boeing conducts on all production airplanes prior to delivery, plus an hour of engineering testing woven into the profile”. This content is

Qantas has announced a significant increase in its fuel surcharge for international services, its first fuel surcharge increase since January 2008, in response to rising fuel prices. “Fuel prices are a major issue. Crude oil prices are currently trading at their highest levels since the global financial crisis. The Qantas Group has a big exposure

Comair of South Africa has ordered eight Boeing 737-800s for use by its low cost subsidiary kulula.com.

Russian certification authority IAC AR has granted type certification to Sukhoi’s Superjet 100 airliner. The approval from IAC AR certifies the Superjet 100 as airworthy, opening the door for the aircraft to start commercial operations. IAC AR has also granted Design Organisation Approval to Sukhoi as a result of the successful audit process which certified

Bill Horrocks has been appointed as CEO of Aviation Australia. Appointed as acting CEO in September 2010 following the resignation of Paul Bredereck, “Bill has been selected by the board of Aviation Australia to lead the company through a period of renewed growth and to reshape the company to meet the challenges of the external

Secor completed its purchase of a minority holding in Hawker Pacific late last year. A wholly owned subsidiary of marine and aviation assets company Secor Holdings Inc, Seacor Capital became a minority shareholder of Hawker Pacific with a $25 million investment. In return, Hawker Pacific has provided newly issued common equity, allowing Seacor to appoint