New Air Force Cadet Centre opened
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Darren Chester has officially opened the Australian Air Force Cadets National Aviation Centre at Bathurst. Overseen by the RAAF, the new $5 million centre is located at Bathurst Aerodrome, and will become home to a National Aviation Centre for 7,100 Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC). “The facility
Napthine promises Melbourne Airport rail link
Victorian premier Denis Napthine has promised a Coalition state government will build a rail link to Melbourne Airport if it is re-elected in November. Dr Napthine said May’s state budget would include funding for plans for the rail link which would run from the airport to Albion before linking in with the rest of the
Velocity offers an upgrade to Space Class
Virgin Australia’s Velocity loyalty program will give one of its members an opportunity to win a seat on the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo commercial space flight. The airline says members will be given an opportunity to upgrade to the seat on SpaceShipTwo by registering online and by saying what they would do to win the upgrade.
Singapore Airlines appoints new state managers
Singapore Airlines has made some changes to its Australian state management team. Greg McJarrow has moved to the position of manager New South Wales/ACT from his previous position of manager Queensland, replacing James Dunne who left the airline in March. Jacki D’Antonio will become manager Queensland from May 1, moving across from her position as
Lockheed Martin to retrofit cracked F-35B bulkheads
Lockheed Martin will retrofit modified bulkheads to early production F-35Bs after cracking was found in the major structural components during fatigue testing. Speaking at the US Navy League Sea-Air-Space conference on April 7, RAdm Randy Mahr, deputy program manager with the Pentagon’s F-35 joint program office (JPO) said a redesigned bulkhead would be installed on
X-47B UCAS-D wins Collier trophy
The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) program has been awarded the 2014 Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in the US. The award, announced by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), recognises the achievements of the X-47B industry team “…for developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air
