Australian Aviation

Boeing’s wider reputation had a lot riding on the spacecraft’s success following the mid-air blowout of a door plug on board an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 in January.

Raul Villaron, head of APAC for Embraer, said large purchases like Alliance’s E190 fleet expansion program, as well as the recent order by Virgin Australia for E190-E2s, point towards considerable local growth for Embraer’s regional jets.

Once complete, the $200 million Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility (DMMF) will be 240 metres long, 60 metres wide and 25 metres high and be capable of servicing larger aircraft based on the commercial Boeing 737.

Australian Aviation understands the four Saab 340Bs, registered VH-RXE (pictured), VH-ZLX, VH-ZJS, and VH-ZRH, were listed for sale through global firm C&L Aviation before the airline entered administration earlier this year.

Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile is the only fifth-generation missile in service that can be fitted to the F-35A aircraft and carried internally, helping the aircraft to maintain its low observable profile and enhancing its lethality.

In a Wednesday briefing, the space agency said the tests would be short pulses lasting just 0.1 seconds and could involve some of the aft thrusters that experienced problems on the journey to the International Space Station (ISS).