A heavily-instrumented Gulfstream V scientific research aircraft called Hobart Airport home for six weeks in January and February while conducting atmospheric research flights over the Southern Ocean. Owned by the US National Science Federation (NSF) and operated by the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the aircraft flew from Hobart Airport over the Southern
Embraer says it expects to deliver 85-95 commercial aircraft in 2018 as its E190-E2 regional jet enters airline service and the development of the E195-E2 and E175-E2 progresses. The outlook for the current year was announced on Thursday (Brazil time), when Embraer released its financial results for 2017. It represents a decline from the 101
Welcome to our latest “Throwback Thursday” feature article from a past edition of Australian Aviation. Here, this June 2017 issue story from Max Blenkin looked at why Australia had yet to have a female fighter pilot. Since this story was published, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) female fighter pilots completed their operational conversion course
Industry body Aviation/Aerospace Australia has launched a social media campaign to coincide with International Women’s Day. The campaign, which will run throughout the month of March, hopes to inspire females to pursue a career in aviation and aerospace, as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The social media posts, which use the hashtag
Lockheed Martin Australia has taken delivery of the first two Australian F-35 deployable facilities manufactured by Newcastle-based Varley Group. The two units are part of the Deployable Duty Facility/Deployable ICT Facility Mission System, and are the first of 29 to be manufactured by Varley Group as part of a three-year contract. Lockheed Martin Australia says
The US Marine Corps has embarked aboard ship the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) version of the Joint Strike Fighter for its first operational employment. The six F-35Bs of Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)121 embarked aboard the LHD USS Wasp in the East China Sea on March 5. The Wasp has been deployed to Sasebo in
