Gulfstream senior regional vice-president for sales Roger Sperry says the business jet maker’s soon-to-be-certified G600 should find a happy home in Australia. The G600 is on display at this week’s Avalon Airshow alongside the G550 and G650ER. Sperry said the new technology embedded in the G600’s flightdeck, such as active control side sticks and fly-by-wire
Italian-headquartered aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo is promoting the AW609 tiltrotor in an emergency medical services (EMS) configuration, promising to combine the strengths of fixed and rotary-wing platforms in a hybrid aircraft. The company is displaying a mockup of the cabin of what is billed as the first civilian tiltrotor or ‘powered lift’ aircraft
WRITER: Andrew McLaughlin Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has unveiled what could be the first high performance military aircraft designed and built in Australia in more than 60 years. On Wednesday morning, Minister Pyne revealed the Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS), an Australian-designed fighter-sized unmanned system designed to act as a ‘loyal wingman’ in conjunction with
Lockheed Martin and the Commonwealth have signed an agreement for Australian F-35 Sovereign sustainment contracts, establishing Lockheed Martin as a key Strategic F-35 sustainment partner for Australia. The announcement, at the airshow, was made by the Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne. The Heads of Agreement provides a set of contracting principles for both the Australian
Regional Express has shrugged off rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions to post a 7.7 per cent improbement in net profit for the 2018/19 first half.
Air Vanuatu signed a firm order for four A220s and purchase rights for a further four aircraft at the 2019 Avalon Airshow on Tuesday. It is the first time the carrier has purchased Airbus aircraft.
