By Greg Waldron2021-07-27T02:11:00+01:00
Canberra will redefine the mission of its Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical transports to focus on the humanitarian and disaster relief mission.
According to Australia’s Department of Defence, the aircraft’s new role will support the humanitarian mission both in Australia and the surrounding region.
Source: Commonwealth of Australia
RAAF C-27Js have played a key role during Australian fire outbreaks
“The Spartan demonstrated its specific capabilities during the 2019/20 Australian bushfire crisis by safely evacuating 2,400 fire-affected community members and resupplying remote communities that were inaccessible by larger aircraft, which included moving 300,000 kilograms of cargo,” says Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) chief air marshal Mel Hupfeld.
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By David Kaminski-Morrow2021-04-29T10:25:00+01:00
Airbus is yet to clarify the future of its Spanish plant at Puerto Real in the Cadiz region, following the decision on re-organisation of its aerostructures business in France and Germany.
The Puerto Real facility depends heavily on twin-aisle production, manufacturing horizontal stabiliser boxes for the Airbus A350 and A330 programmes.
It also carried out final assembly and functional testing of the A380 stabiliser. But the A380 programme is closing, with the final aircraft having already been assembled.
Speaking during a first-quarter briefing on 29 April, Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury said the A380 closure and the pandemic had “heavily impacted” workload at the southern Spanish operation.