Shadow 200 for early deployment to Afghanistan
A Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) has been deployed to Afghanistan since August last year and a second will be delivered to Australian troops preparing to deploy, almost one year ahead of schedule, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced today. Purchased through the United States Foreign
UK adds eighth C-17
The UK’s Royal Air Force will take delivery of an eighth C-17 airlifter later this year, Boeing has announced. “The tremendous teamwork of Boeing and US government officials has made it possible to announce this acquisition so quickly after we determined the need for this additional C-17,” said UK Ministry of Defence Head of Commercial
Air NZ drops Beijing in favour of Shanghai dailies
Air New Zealand is dropping its twice-weekly direct flights to Beijing from June 30 in favour increased services to Shanghai, following a review of its current China schedules. Flights from Auckland to Shanghai will increase from four to five times weekly from July 4, with Air New Zealand planning to operate daily flights to the
CASA considers easing private pilot medical, drug and alcohol testing requirements
CASA is considering relaxing the requirements for private pilots to hold an aviation medical, and easing the drug and alcohol management plan requirements for smaller aviation organisations, director of aviation safety John McCormick says in the regulator’s latest newsletter. According to the newsletter CASA is well advanced on assessing the “merits and risks” of a
P-750 XSTOL cleared for single-engine IFR
Pacific Aerospace says its P-750 XSTOL has been certified for single-engine IFR operations for RPT passenger flights. The Hamilton, New Zealand-based company says achieving certification involved making a number of modififcations to the aircraft, including fitting a new, dual-independent electrical generation system. The first operator to take advantage of the SE IFR certification will be
DAHER-SOCATA launches TBM 850 Elite
DAHER-SOCATA has introduced an enhanced development of its TBM 850 turboprop for the 2012 model year with reconfigurable seats to increase cargo space for larger items. The TBM 850 Elite’s middle seats can be positioned in either a rearward or forward facing positions. With the TBM configured to seat four passengers (instead of the usual
