Australian Aviation

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated that all aircraft operating in certain airspace will be required to carry and use Automatic Depedent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Out technology from 2020 as part of its NextGen project. “This rule gives the green light for manufacturers to begin building the onboard equipment that will allow

Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley has signed a three year contract extension which will see him continue to work with the airline while it undergoes a major fleet renewal program. Dunkerley joined Hawaiian in 2003 as the company’s chief operating officer, and has overseen the airline through the collapse of its rival Aloha Airlines, and

Boeing has received the first USAF F-16 Falcon at its Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville, Florida, that is to undergo conversion work into a QF-16 aerial drone. The Boeing led team, which includes BAE Systems, will begin engineering, manufacturing and development of the full scale manned and unmanned QF-16s during Phase 1. The drones will

Boeing has signed an agreement with PetroChina to evaluate establishing a sustainable biofuels industry in China. Boeing says that the project will look at all phases of sustainable aviation biofuel development including agronomy, energy inputs and outputs, life cycle emissions analysis, infrastructure and government policy support. An assessment of the economic and technical feasibility is

South African Airways has ordered five additional Airbus A320s, which will be delivered from 2013. The order brings up SAA’s commitment for A320s to 20, with all to be powered by IAE V2500 engines.

Space Shuttle Atlantis has returned from its last mission, landing on May 26 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the last time after a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). On its 32nd and final mission, Atlantis carried six astronauts who installed a Russian component to the ISS as well