First flight for second RAAF F-35
The second F-35A Lightning II for the RAAF made its first flight on October 1. Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti was at the controls of aircraft AU-2 (RAAF serial A35-002) for the approximately 90 minute flight, from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, adjacent to Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth production facilities. AU-2’s first flight
Wedgetail, KC-30 fly Iraq operational missions
The E-7A Wedgetail and KC-30A tanker transport deployed to the Middle East as part of the RAAF’s Air Task Group flew their first operational missions over Iraq on October 1. “The E-7A conducted a support mission over central Iraq while the KC-30A conducted a support flight over Iraq,” the Department of Defence said in a
Video released of RAAF F-35 first flight
The RAAF has released this video footage of the first flight of its first F-35A Lightning II, which took place from Fort Worth on September 29. The aircraft, known to the RAAF as A35-001 and to manufacturer Lockheed Martin as AU-1, is scheduled for formal handover to the RAAF “later this year”, Lockheed Martin says, before being assigned to Luke
Virgin Australia has announced new codeshare routes with South African Airways (SAA) and Delta Air Lines. First, Virgin will add its VA airline code on South African Airways’ daily Perth-Johannesburg service, operated with Airbus A340-300 and A340-600 aircraft, from October 21. It builds on two carriers’ previously announced partnership, with SAA currently codesharing on Virgin’s
Canberra team wins UAV challenge
How glad lost tourist Outback Joe must have been when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dropped a 500ml water bottle within 2.6 metres of his desperate grasp near Kingaroy Airport in outback Queensland. The almost centimetre perfect drop – the next best attempt to deliver rations to this distressed hiker dropped the water bottle more
The founder of Ansett Airlines has been named as one of six new inductees into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF). The Australian Air Force Cadets will also be presented with the Southern Cross Award for outstanding contribution to aviation by an organisation at the induction dinner on Saturday November 8 at Charles Sturt
