RAAF F/A-18 Hornets have conducted a “familiarisation sortie” with Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) F-15 fighters, the first time aircraft from the two air arms have exercised together in a bilateral environment. The flight, conducted on July 14 during Exercise Red Flag Alaska, involved 3SQN F/A-18s and F-15s from the JASDF’s No 4 Air
Hawaiian to go daily
Hawaiian Airlines will permanently increase its Honolulu-Sydney frequencies to a daily a schedule from December 14. The airline announced plans last year to operate a daily service during the peak April 6 to August 1 travel period this year, before reverting to a five times weekly schedule from August 2, but says the delivery of
CASA boss explains Tiger grounding reasoning
CASA’s director of aviation safety John McCormick has described the regulator’s decision to ground Tiger Airways as an “extraordinary action” that came due to “concerns about Tiger’s ability to operate safely”. The CASA boss used his monthly emailed newsletter to industry, ‘CASA Briefing’, to explain the decision in his first public comments on the high
Successful production review for BAE Aus JSF parts
BAE Systems Australia has successfully completed a Production Readiness Review (PPR) for the tail components it manufactures for the F-35 JSF program. “Achieving this key milestone of PRR means we are a step closer towards full rate production, which would involve further production readiness assessments,” according to Kim Scott, BAE System’s land and integrated systems
V2500 for KC-390
Embraer has selected IAE’s V2500-E5 engine to power the KC-390 military transport, the Brazilian manufacturer has announced. IAE will deliver the first V2500s for the KC-390 prototypes in 2013. Embraer says flight test will begin in 2014, ahead of first deliveries in 2015.
CASA certifies Phenom 300
CASA has certified the Embraer Phenom 300, clearing the way for deliveries of the light business to Australian customers. “This TC paves the way for sales and deliveries of Phenom 300’s in Australia, given the aircraft’s suitability to the country and its multiple uses and we anticipate sales and deliveries to happen soon,” said Jose
