Past Issue

December/January 2006

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In this issue, the front page features the story about: Airbus A380 visits Sydney, other front page stories are: Qantas decision on fleet upgrade...(continued P12-P13) Cessna reports strong business results,...(continued...P3)) Airbus A380 in Dubai...(Champagne Charlie...P9-P10)

• AvNews significant supporters this month have been:

  • Hawker Pacific - Aircraft and Helicopter Sales

  • 3rd Annual Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline Symposium 2006: The definitive low cost airlines conference for Asia Pacific

  • Sydney Aircraft Sales - A range of single and twin engined aircraft for sale

  • Hawker Pacific Aircraft Charter - your first choice

  • Hawker Pacific Blue Seal Engines: More than just an engine overhaul

  • GA Airvan; reliability, performance, greater profit

  • Aerocomponents: Turbo Repair Service; turbo's are our business

• Airlines - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • The threat of jet fuel fungus

  • REX acquires Air Link

  • Qantas board chooses Boeing

  • Qantas decides against "hub-busters"

  • Qantas fleet decision to benefit Australia

  • Bombardier signs Lufthansa for 12 CRJ900 airliners

  • Gulf Air announces new flight safety program improvements

• Cargo - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • UPS signs a firm contract for A380 freighters

• Engines - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Rolls-Royce Trent 1000

• General Aviation - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Air system looks at shifting tax burden

  • Cessna reports strong business results

  • Dassault introduces new Falcon 2000DX business jet

  • Awesome Aviation offers dry lease services in Australia

  • Business aviation in Australia is in growth phase

  • ExecuJet Australia introduces the new Bombardier Learjet 40 XR

  • Operating cost of a Learjet 40 XR

  • Bombardier Global Express XRS enters service

  • EADS Socata announces new TBM 850 single-engine turboprop

  • NetJets to buy 50 Hawker jets

• Helicopters - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Hawker of Arabia - RBI Hawker opens world class rotor facility in Dubai

  • New improved rescue helicopter service starts

  • Eurocopter creates a new helicopter in a cooperative venture with China

  • Belgium chooses NH90 multirole helicopters

  • Korea chooses Eurocopter for first military transport

• Industry - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Balloons in space

  • Boeing Australia strengthens Boeing's global modeling & simulation capability

  • The threat of jet fuel fungus

  • Airbus A380 flies into Sydney

  • An Airbus correspondent's A380 tour impressions - Brisbane...(continued P11)

  • Champagne Charlie and the art of test flying...(continued P10)

  • New A340-600 takes to the skies

  • Chirac Tax: Biting the hand that feeds developments

  • Embraer granted common type rating for 170,175,190

  • Surveillance Australia named preferred bidder for Coastwatch contract

• Military - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Qantas Defence Services C-130 heavy maintenance line

  • Singapore acquires Boeing F-15 fighters

  • Boeing A160 Hummingbird completes flight test

  • Lockheed Martin awarded F/A-22 Raptor $US2.9 billion lot 5 production contract

  • USAF to redesignate Raptor

  • BAE Systems' bid for JP129 with Shadow 200

  • Boeing receives support in keeping open the C17 production line

  • Major upgrade for Chinook helicopters

  • Malaysia purchases four A400M military airlifters

  • Hellfire tests completed on ARH Tiger

• Regulation - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Stop Press - Big changes in aircraft maintenance rumoured

• Simulation - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Gulf Air's state of the art simulator facility