Australian company Micreo has announced that it is shipping production components to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems for the ALR-69A(V) radar warning receiver (RWR) system. The designer and manufacturer of radio frequency subsystems for aerospace and defence applications stated that it was selected by Raytheon more than two years ago for the design and development
Passenger numbers at Cathay Pacific rose strongly in February, helped by the timing of the Chinese New Year. The airline group said total passengers carried across its Cathay and Dragonair network rose 12.4 per cent to 2.68 million in February, compared with the prior corresponding period. There was strong demand on flights to mainland China,
Humanitarian aid flights to Vanuatu underway
Australia has started humanitarian flights from its Amberley and Richmond bases to Port Vila, delivering much needed supplies to the devastated nation following Tropical Cyclone Pam. Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said on Sunday two RAAF C-17A Globemaster aircraft were delivering critical humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies to Vanuatu. Andrews said the humanitarian aid flights,
Nicole Kidman fronts Etihad’s latest marketing campaign
Etihad Airways has signed up Australian actor Nicole Kidman for its new marketing effort. Kidman was unveiled as the face of the airline’s latest global television, print and digital advertising campaign in Abu Dhabi on March 14. “Nicole Kidman, as a globally respected artist, was the perfect voice and face for our story, and embodies
First Italian-built F-35 rolls out
The first Italian F-35A Lightning II has rolled out of the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility on March 12. This first F-35A to be assembled outside of Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth plant, the aircraft, designated as AL-1, will proceed to additional check-out activities before its anticipated first flight later this year. As
ATSB investigation found VARA under-reported terrain warning incidents on its ATR fleet
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has found Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) significantly under-reported occurrences of terrain warnings during flights operated by its fleet of ATR 72 turboprops. The ATSB discovered the under-reporting while looking into an incident on May 13 2013, when multiple terrain warnings were triggered on board VARA ATR 72 VH-FVR
