Three Australian teams progress in Airbus’s Fly Your Ideas student competition
Three teams from Melbourne’s RMIT University attended the Australian International Airshow at Avalon as part of their efforts to win Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas Student competition. The RMIT representatives are the only Australian teams among the 50 picked for Round 2 from the original 356 entrants from 89 countries. RMIT School of Engineering’s Dr Graham
RAAF welcomes first two PC-21s
Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Leo Davies has welcomed the arrival of the Royal Australian Air Force’s first two Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft that form part of the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System project. “We will be formally introducing the PC-21 into service in coming months, but it is grand to be here at
RAAF’s first F-35s arrive at Avalon
The Royal Australian Air Force’s first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters have made their official debut on Australian soil, landing at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon on Friday morning. F-35As A35-001 and A35-002 touched down at approximately 1140am on Friday, flying in from RAAF Base Amberley where they had landed
This editorial first appeared in the March issue of Australian Aviation. I shouldn’t have been if I had thought about it, but I was quite surprised to see fuselage sections for no fewer than six RAAF F-35s on the production line at Northrop Grumman’s factory in Palmdale, California during a visit there in late January.
Avalon Show Dailies now online
Phantom Media, publisher of Australian Aviation and Australian Defence Business Review, published the official Airshow Daily for the four trade days of the Australian International Airshow. For interested readers who didn’t attend the show the four Show Dailies can be downloaded here: Tuesday Avalon Show Daily Wednesday Avalon Show Daily Thursday Avalon Show Daily Friday Avalon
Leonardo opens Essendon service centre
Leonardo has opened a new service centre and logistics facility at Essendon Airport to serve the company’s growing fleet of AgustaWestland helicopters in Australasia. The brand new facility is able to hangar up to eight AW139s and has been designed to improve the company’s capability to support its expanding customer base in the region and
