The US$8.3 billion deal will see Spirit – formerly Boeing’s plant in Wichita, Kansas, before being spun off in 2005 – return to the planemaker’s control.
Matt Hall is one of Australia’s best-known aerobatic performers and now teaches others how to think like a fighter pilot. Here, he talks to Jake Nelson at Avalon about his death-defying career.
The aircraft, which formerly flew for QantasLink as VH-YQW, will reside at Aviation Australia’s Brisbane Airport hangar, and will offer hands-on experience for students at the Qantas Group Engineering Academy. The plane saw its final flight in December…