Australian Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace’s second G650 made its first flight from the company’s facilities at Savannah, Georgia, on February 25. The second test aircraft, known as T2, took off from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 12:50pm, with senior experimental test pilots Gary Freeman and Scott Buethe at the controls. The aircraft flew for 2 hours and 33

Commercial 787 Achieves Initial Airworthiness the 787 Completed Initial Airworthiness Testing in Mid January, One Month After the Aircraft Made Its First Flight on December 15 Last Year. The Initial Airworthiness Milestone Allows the Expansion of the Flight Test Program, Allowing More Crew Members to Be Carried on Flights and More Aircraft to Join the

The Mount Isa based North Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service (NQ Rescue) has secured approval from the Queensland government to be included in the state’s aeromedical retrieval network to provide medical and rescue services to the state’s greater northwest. The February 24 approval comes after more than a year of trying negotiations between NQ Rescue and the

Boeing’s 787 takes to the skies Boeing’s oft-delayed 787 Dreamliner took off on its first flight at approximately 10:27am local time on December 15 (approximately 5:27am December 16 AEDST) from Paine Field, Everett. Over 10,000 Boeing employ-ees and members of the public watched the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powered ZA001, accom-panied by two Boeing owned T-33

Auckland International Airport Limited has recorded a 4.7 per cent increase in first half profit for the six months ending December 31, despite a fall in retail revenues. The airport recorded a profit of NZ$54m (A$42m) for the six month period, compared to NZ$51.6m (A$40m) during the corresponding period last year. This was on the

Tiger Airways Holdings has recorded a S$14.1m (A$11.3m) net profit for the quarter ending December 31, with CEO Tony Davis noting that its Australian operations have now been profitable for two quarters. The profit, which was a turnaround from the S$7.7m (A$6.2m) loss reported during the previous corresponding period, came on the back of a