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Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news February 16, 2022

Eve and Microflite announce partnership to bring UAM services to Melbourne with an initial order of up to 40 eVTOLs

Singapore, February 16, 2022 – Eve UAM, LLC (“Eve”), an Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”) company, and Microflite, one of Australia’s premier helicopter operators, today announced at…

Civilian aviation news June 3, 2016

Embraer Begins Legacy 450/500 Production in Melbourne

Melbourne, Fla., June 2, 2016 – Embraer Executive Jets began the production of its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 in Melbourne, Florida, holding a ribbon-cutting…

Civilian aviation news November 4, 2013

Air India Dreamliner windshield cracks while landing in Melbourne

(AFP) An Air India Dreamliner windshield cracked while landing in Australia, an airline official said Monday, the latest in a string of mishaps the aircraft…

Civilian aviation news May 16, 2013

Embraer Executive Jets Receives Phenom 300 Production Certificate for Melbourne

Melbourne, FL, May 15, 2013 – In a ceremony at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne Campus, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presented Embraer a Production Certificate…

General Aviation News March 6, 2013

GULFSTREAM G650 SETS SPEED RECORD BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND ABU DHABI

Gulfstream Demonstration Aircraft Makes Longest Duration Nonstop Flight Since Entering Service In 2012 Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s new ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650 recently set another city-pair…

Civilian aviation news September 12, 2012

Phenom 300 Added to Melbourne Assembly Line

With the arrival of the first wing and fuselage in late August, Embraer Executive Jets’ assembly facility in Melbourne, FL, has added production of the…

General Aviation News July 6, 2011

FIRST U.S. MADE PHENOM 100 IS ON ITS WAY!

Embraer officially started production of its entry-level jet in the U.S. Embraer Executive Jets facility in Melbourne, FL welcomed the fuselage and wing parts of…

Civilian aviation news March 15, 2010

Qantas 737-400 from Melbourne makes one-engine landing at Canberra Airport

A QANTAS jet from Melbourne to Canberra was forced to make an emergency landing on one engine yesterday after a mid-flight malfunction. Thirty minutes into…

Civilian aviation news December 19, 2009

Pilot error blamed for Emirates near disaster at Melbourne Airport

A NEAR disaster involving an Emirates jet at Melbourne Airport was the result of human error by two apparently alert pilots, air safety investigators believe….

EXTRA NEWS May 5, 2009

THE Emirates jet that dragged its tail along Melbourne Airport last month was centimetres from crashing, with 225 passengers on board. (updated May 5th 2009)

(additions to this article can be found on the bottom of this post) Several aviation sources have described the accident on March 20 as the…