ADF prepares for Exercise Koolendong 2013
Following the successful completion of Exercise Talisman Saber 2013, nearly 1,000 Australian Army and United States Marine Corps personnel are preparing to take part in Exercise Koolendong 2013, which will be conducted at the Bradshaw Field Training Area south-west of Darwin. Starting on August 28 and concluding on September 7, Exercise Koolendong will involve 150
First production Citation M2 takes flight
Cessna has successfully flown the first production example of its newest business jet, the Citation M2. During the almost two-hour flight, the M2 climbed to an altitude of 17,500ft and underwent a series of tests including the Garmin 3000 avionics suite. The six-seat, 1,300nm M2 was announced in September of 2011. Type certification is expected later
Boeing rolls out the 787-9
To little fanfare, Boeing has rolled out the stretched 787-9 variant of its 787 Dreamliner, with the aircraft moving from the factory at the company’s Everett plant to the flightline, in preparation for a first flight “later this [northern] summer”. Boeing says the 787-9 program is “on track”, with the second and third -9 airframes
RAAF F-111 retires to the US
The final F-111 strike aircraft to be displayed at historical museums has begun its retirement journey to the United States. Aircraft A8-130 has been gifted to the Pacific Aviation Museum in Hawaii in recognition of the close ties between Australia and America through a long period of coalition operations. Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal
New Adelaide Airport control tower commissioned
Airservices has commissioned its new $16.9 million control tower at Adelaide Airport, in what Adeialde Airport has described as “a generational change in air traffic control, moving from a paper-based system to electronic”. At 44 metres high, the new tower, which is more than twice the height of the former building built in 1983, mirrors
Mitsubishi confirms 2014 for MRJ’s first flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft (MITAC) has confirmed the first flight of the aircraft has been delayed by up to six months, from late this year to during the second quarter of 2015. The company said the first delivery will take place two years later. In a statement confirming the revised MRJ schedule, Mitsubishi said: “ In the course
