RAAF declares JASSM fully operational
The RAAF’s AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-Off Missile (JASSM) has achieved its Final Operational Capability (FOC), Minister for Defence, Senator David Johnston has announced. The weapon – which is built by Lockheed Martin and is also in use by the USAF – was acquired under Project AIR 5418 to give the RAAF’s classic Hornet fleet a
RFDS endorses ADS-B for remote ops
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has endorsed the rollout of the Automatic Dependant Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B). The system is a satellite-based technology enabling aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic control and other pilots, particularly in areas of limited radar coverage. Air traffic controllers are now able to provide pilots with radar-like separations resulting
Receivers ground Vincent Aviation
The Australian arm of New Zealand-based regional airline Vincent Aviation has entered receivership, with all flights cancelled with immediate effect and the futures of the airline’s 80 staff thrown into question. “On Wednesday 28 May 2014, Andrew Fielding and Gerald Collins of BDO Business Recovery & Insolvency (Qld) Pty Ltd were appointed receivers and managers
Swinburne Uni to host aviation conference
The head of Jetstar in Australia and New Zealand David Hall will headline a three-day aviation conference to be held in Melbourne in June. Swinburne University’s aviation industry conference will run from June 4 to June 6, with speakers from the airlines, government departments, airports and industry bodies, among others. The conference will discuss balancing
Airbus A350 completes extreme weather testing
An Airbus A350 test aircraft has completed a series of cold weather testing at the USAF’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory in Florida. Aircraft MSN002 and its systems were subjected to temperatures between +45 degrees and -40 degrees Celsius during the tests which are designed to prove the aircraft’s ability to withstand a prolonged hot or cold
Cobham Aviation Services has been awarded a five year contract extension by Fugro LADS to support its hydrographic survey services for the Royal Australian Navy. Under the extension, Cobham will continue to support Fugro in providing the airborne laser bathymetry (ALB) system to survey shorelines, tides, currents, and sea floors. “We have significant experience operating
