Australia has wrapped up its involvement with Exercise Red Flag 17-1, following three weeks of missions that Commander of the Australian contingent Group Captain Stuart Bellingham described “as realistic as it gets”. Red Flag is a large force employment combat training exercise that provides a complex and highly advanced threat environment in which to practise high-end
Aviation safety organisation Safeskies will host a morning seminar at the 2017 Australian International Airshow at Avalon. The session will focus on three safety areas – Royal Australian Air Force fast jets, air traffic management and recreational aviation safety. Speakers at the three-hour seminar include EA-18G Growler pilot and RAAF SQNLDR Shannon ‘Bird’ Kennedy, who will
There was some relief for those forking out the big bucks for domestic business class flights in February, with fares down for the first time in a year and a half, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) measure of domestic business class airfares was at 94.9 index points in
Boeing Defence Australia will work with the Indigenous Defence Consortium (IDC) as part of efforts to encourage more local businesses to participate in the manufacturing giant’s supply chain. The partnership with Boeing Defence Australia is the IDC’s latest collaboration with industry, having teamed up with shipbuilder DCNS and the University of South Australia in recent times to
Boeing’s 777 program has received a boost with Singapore Airlines (SIA) putting pen to paper for 20 777-9s to be delivered from 2021/22. The airline group said on Friday it had signed a letter of intent for the 777-9, as well as 19 787-10s to be delivered from 2020/21. The 787-10 order is on top
Twelve United States Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptors have deployed to Tindal, Northern Territory for joint training exercises with the RAAF as part of the first Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) initiative. The 12 jets are from the 90th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and arrived at a wet RAAF Base Tindal on Friday. “The F-22s will conduct
