It’s official. The struggling Bombardier C Series regional jet is no more. Bedecked in its new livery and renamed the Airbus A220, the jet conducted a low-level flypast before media from around the world before touching down at its new home in Toulouse, France on Tuesday in what the European planemaker’s commercial aircraft president Guillaume
More than 30 industry associations from Australia’s general aviation community have put forward a set of reforms aimed to tackle the administrative and financial burden of regulatory compliance that they say has led to the decline of their sector. The united call was part of a communique agreed to at the conclusion of a two-day
Lockheed Martin has renewed its commitment to Australia’s National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) for a further three years. A major sponsor of the NYSF since 2014, Lockheed Martin Australia provides operational support for the forum and its initiatives, including their Year 12 Program, the NYSF Next Step Program, National Science Teachers Summer School and a
Airbus has lifted its forecasts for new aircraft deliveries over the next two decades as airlines seek to meet growing demand for passenger travel and replace older generation aircraft. The Airbus 2018-2037 Global Market Forecast (GMF) published on Friday (European time) said airlines are expected to order 37,389 new aircraft between 2018 and 2037. The
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack says he is keen to listen to proposals for regulatory reform from Australia’s general aviation sector. Representatives from more than 30 industry associations have gathered in Wagga Wagga for a two-day Australian General Aviation Alliance (AGAA) general aviation summit, which kicked off on Monday.
This article first appeared in the June 2018 edition of Australian Aviation. The Royal Australian Air Force’s EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability is rapidly maturing, with an initial operational capability (IOC) expected in the coming months. The RAAF is only the second operator of arguably the world’s most advanced AEA capability, after the
