Aircraft manufacturers and aviation technology companies worldwide are gearing up for the next frontier in aviation: a regional jet with electrically-powered propulsion, flying passengers for an hour or two with reduced emissions, noise and cost. And that frontier is within the next 10 years, multiple manufacturers are now saying, with new breakthrough partnerships emerging even
This weekend the Royal Australian Air Force will take to the skies above the Adelaide 500 with displays by the Roulettes and an F/A-18 Hornet. The Hornet display will be flown by “Traylz” from 2OCU based at RAAF Base Williamtown. If you are in Adelaide make sure you look up on Saturday and Sunday at 14:50 local time to take it
Clear skies and Australia’s rugged outback have greeted the arrival of Qantas’s fourth Boeing 787-9, which features a special indigenous livery inspired by the work of artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye. The aircraft, VH-ZND, departed Boeing’s final assembly line at Everett a little after 2100 (local time) on Wednesday. Some 15 and a half hours and
The United States Navy has awarded Boeing a US$73m (A$94m) contract to begin extending the service lives of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. The service life modification (SLM) upgrade is a key element of the emerging Super Hornet Block III enhancement package, and will see the aircraft’s airframe life extended from 6,000 hours to more
Embraer’s E190-E2 regional jet has received certification from authorities in Brazil, Europe and the United States, paving the way for first delivery to Scandinavia-based carrier Wideroe. The aircraft received its type certificate from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety
Welcome to our first ‘Throwback Thursday’ feature article from a past edition of Australian Aviation. Here in this March 2008 issue story we look at the ADF’s role in providing disaster relief in the wake of PNG’s devastating Cyclone Guba. The first major South Pacific cyclone of the 2007/08 season developed out of a tropical
