The newest addition to the Cirrus family has just landed on our shores and Australian Aviation was privileged to take a close-up look at this latest offering. The SR22 GTS title comes with the added label of ‘G5’ denoting that this aircraft is the fifth generation in the SR22’s lineage. Looks can deceive This content
How passenger experience amenities saved lives on OZ214 The Boeing 777 saved passengers’ lives during the crash-landing of Asiana flight OZ214 at San Francisco, that much is certain. Modern safety standards aboard the seven-year-old jet meant that, despite an incredible high-speed spin of over 360°, passengers survived the impact who would not have done so
Boeing rediscovers it mojo with 787-10, 777X After years of agonising and embarrassing delays, not to mention the grounding earlier this year, Boeing’s 787 program is finally seeing blue skies and the payback for the pain is on the horizon in the form of huge fuel savings for new models. The launch of the 787-10
But it’s not all as simple as it seems Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer clearly recognises where market opportunity lies when it comes to sales of executive jets. Behind the bamboo curtain. It has not only named world-renowned Kung Fu movie star Jackie Chan as global brand ambassador for Embraer Executive Jets, it recently sold one
Capacity enhancement for Australia’s major airports Initiatives to improve airspace and airport capacity at Australia’s major airports are fostering unprecedented cross-industry collaboration. Four initiatives are underway at Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney airports to optimise airport movement capacity and operations in surrounding airspace. These initiatives comprise an airport-directed slot management system, Airspace Capacity Enhancement (ACE)
A unique aviation tour Air Koryo, the national airline of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK – North Korea), is unique in the world, concentrating its fleet of Soviet and post-Soviet airliners on a Pyongyang flight line that would attract the envy of aviation enthusiasts around the world. My tour in May 2013 included