A reunion will be held on July 19 bringing together past members of the RAAF’s C-130E community. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the formation of 37SQN, the event will be held at the Windsor RSL and is being organised by former C-130E loadmaster Col Coyne. “Our reunion will be a venue for former C-130E
Tiger improves performance but sustains losses
Tiger Airways Australia recorded a 10.8 per cent improvement in operating results during 2012/13, but still recorded an overall loss of S$69 million. The carrier’s revenue rose 60.4 per cent to S$247 million on a 57 per cent increase in passenger traffic. However, a rise in costs by some 37 per cent largely obviated the
Plans for a third runway highlights Melbourne Airport’s preliminary master plan, released on Monday for public comment. The master plan covers planned development at the airport over the next two decades and details plans for a 3,000 metre runway parallel to the existing 09/27 east-west runway as well as an elevated loop road to built above the
P-8I arrives in India
Boeing has delivered India’s first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The P-8I is one of eight aircraft being produced by Boeing for the Indian Navy under a contract awarded in 2009. India is due to receive two more P-8Is by the end of 2013.
F-35A completes high AOA testing
The F-35A Lightning II has completed the latest in a series of high angle of attack (AOA) tests, manufacturer Lockheed Martin reports. “The testing accomplished high AOA beyond both the positive and negative maximum command limits, including intentionally putting the aircraft out of control in several configurations,” a May 16 statement said. “This included initially
Late September delivery for first Jetstar 787
Jetstar will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 in late September and a total of three 787s by the end of the year, Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has said. Speaking on Monday at a ceremony at Boeing Aerostructures Australia’s Fishermen’s Bend, Melbourne plant to mark the construction of the first set of trailing
