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Colour party – BAE and the ADF prepare to farewell the ‘Plastic Parrot’
Defence

Soon the CT-4 will end ADF service for a second time, with the final RAAF and Navy basic flying course winding up in February and the final, single service class of Army pilots finishing up next October.

US start-up ‘Moxy’, JetBlue ink deals for 120 Airbus A220s
Headlines

Airbus now holds more than 500 firm orders for its A220 narrowbody twin after inking separate deals with JetBlue and a US start-up led by JetBlue founder David Neeleman for 60 A220-300s each.

Updated – Tigerair pilots launch industrial action
Airlines

Tigerair Australia pilots have commenced protected industrial action, which the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) union says could result in flight cancellations and disruptions.

TBT – X marks the spot, Boeing launches the 777X
Features

Perhaps the 777X can be described as the art of perfection – the perfect combination of reliable systems and the best of proven new technology.

RAAF to bolster AIM-9X stocks
Defence

RAAF to bolster AIM-9X stocks

by WOFA January 3, 2019

Australia has ordered 49 Raytheon AIM-9X Block II+ infrared air-to-air missiles (AAMs) as part of a larger foreign military sales (FMS) block buy through the US Navy.

RMIT, Hartwig partner to offer flying training in Adelaide
General Aviation

RMIT has teamed with Adelaide's Hartwig Air to offer a new pilot training pathway in South Australia.