Archive for the 'News' Category
Further Export Sales Contracts for Tracplus Global
Monday, September 6th, 2010Zephyr UAV Bids for the Record Book
Monday, September 6th, 2010Pacific Blue Abandons New Zealand Domestic Services
Monday, September 6th, 2010Auckland’s Second Runway Delayed Further
Saturday, August 7th, 2010Last month, following extensive consultation with the airline industry and a review of capacity management on the existing runway, Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) announced that it would further delay the construction of a planned second runway.
Earthworks for the second runway commenced in late 2007 but construction was suspended in August 2009 because of falling air travel demand ...
Cabin Air Question Continues—Windscreen Checks Required
Saturday, August 7th, 2010The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive that will require operators of Boeing 757, 767 and 777 aircraft to either inspect or replace some windows in their aircraft’s cockpits. The directive is intended to prevent smoke, fire or cracking of the windows caused by faulty electrical connections.
Eleven fires have been reported during the past 20 years, the most ...
Boeing’s 20-year, $3.6 Trillion Market Forecast
Saturday, August 7th, 2010Boeing has released its 2010 Current Market Outlook (CMO), which predicts a need for as many as 30,900 new commercial aeroplanes—valued at US$3.6 trillion—over the next 20 years as the world economy recovers, and the demand for new and replacement aircraft encourages growth.
Boeing says its CMO reflects improving—although still unstable—conditions facing the industry.
Randy Tinseth, the vice president ...
Boeing’s Hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye UAV
Saturday, August 7th, 2010Last month, Boeing unveiled its latest UAV, the Phantom Eye. Boeing says the hydrogen-powered aircraft can remain airborne for up to four days, at altitudes of up to 65,000 feet. Darryl Davis, the president of Boeing Phantom Works, says the Phantom Eye’s capabilities offer “game-changing opportunities for our military, civil and commercial customers.”
The demonstrator ...
Auditor General Critical of CAA
Friday, July 9th, 2010On 29 June, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) released its report to the Transport Minister in relation to its most recent audit of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)—the fourth such audit of the CAA’s certification and surveillance functions for civil aviation operators. The latest audit was carried out to determine whether the CAA had addressed the 10 ...
Boeing 787 Update
Friday, July 9th, 2010First GEnx-powered 787 Flies
June was an eventful month for Boeing’s 787 programme. On 16 June, the first 787 fitted with General Electric (GE) GEnx engines (ZA005, the fifth test aircraft) flew for the first time, making a 3-hour 45-minute flight.
The pilots for the flight, Captains Mike Bryan and Mike Carriker, said the aircraft handled exactly as ...

