CH-53K unveiled – named King Stallion
The first Sikorsky CH-53K has been rolled out at a ceremony at the company’s Long Beach facility in Florida. Named King Stallion as a tribute to its CH-53E Sea Stallion lineage, the new CH-53K is a larger and almost completely new machine with far greater capabilities, despite sharing a similar mould line. “The rollout of the CH-53K
The RAAF’s force element group (FEG) tasked with the movement of ADF personnel, materiel and forces by air changed its name from Air lift Group (ALG) to Air Mobility Group (AMG) on April 1. The group is headquartered at RAAF Richmond near Sydney and comprises 84 and 86WGs which operate 33SQN (KC-30A) and 36SQN (C-17A)
Royal Brunei orders A320neos
Royal Brunei Airlines has placed an order for seven Airbus A320neos and has taken options on an additional three aircraft. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines, and will operate on the airline’s regional network from its home base of Bandar Seri Begawan. “RB has successfully operated the A320 family of
The US Navy has taken delivery of its 100th Boeing EA-18G Growler at a ceremony in St Louis. The aircraft will be based at NAS Whidbey Island near Seattle in Washington State, home of all the US Navy’s Growlers. The US Navy currently has a program of record for 114 EA-18Gs, production of which is
Air New Zealand will next month install a large solar array at its Auckland Technical Operations Base which will generate 160,000KwH per year. The move is part of the company’s target to reduce its grid electricity use by five per cent per year, and should see about 30 per cent of its main hangar’s electricity
Matt Hall-led consortium to buy Belmont
A consortium of buyers led by Red Bull Air Race competitor and former RAAF F/A-18 Hornet pilot, Matt Hall, is pitching to buy Belmont Airport on Lake Macquarie near Newcastle. The consortium, which also includes Hunter-based companies Airborne, Newcastle Helicopters, and Skydive the Beach plans to upgrade the run-down airport which seen regular use for
