Australian Aviation

Queensland Health has opened a new helipad at the Thursday Island Hospital in the Torres Strait, replacing the old pad which had been found to be unsuitable. “The new helicopter landing site is better positioned and sized to suit the larger helicopters commonly employed today,” Australian Helicopters CEO Neil Shea said in a statement. “This

US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines has ordered four Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets. The aircraft will be configured with 65 seats in two classes and will be employed under the Delta Connection brand. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or

European low cost carrier EasyJet has converted options it was holding on 15 Airbus A320s to firm orders, and has taken a further 33 options. The airline has also converted orders it had for 20 A319s to larger capacity A320s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the

Lessor CIT Aerospace has ordered 38 Boeing 737s, comprising 23 737-800s and 15 737-900ERs. The order is the largest placed for the 737NG from a lessor, and will see deliveries made up until 2017. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login.

The US Navy has placed an order with Raytheon for an undisclosed number of AN/APG-79 Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar sets for retrofit to early build Block II Super Hornets. The order takes the total number of APG-79s ordered for retrofit to 57. About 100 Block II Super Hornets were built with the modified

Will Boeing follow Airbus’s re-engining lead? In early December Airbus ended almost 12 months of speculation and applied the blowtorch to Boeing by launching as an option the re-engine of the A320 Family (but not the A318) with either the CFM International LEAP-X or Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G geared turbofan, reigniting the ‘sporty game’.