The US Department of State has approved the possible sale to Australia of EA-18G Growler electronic warfare range systems for an estimated US$115 million including support, equipment and training. The prime contractors for this potential purchase under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program are Leidos for hardware and General Dynamics Mission Systems for software. According
Airservices, aviation groups and even the Scouts look set to benefit from the sale of Dick Smith’s beloved Cessna Citation CJ3 to US-based buyers. The businessman, aviation veteran and former Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) chairman has donated the proceeds of the aircraft sale which was first announced in July. The largest cheques have gone
Boeing expects Australia, New Zealand and the nations of the South Pacific to require an additional 30,000 pilots and aviation professionals over the next two decades to meet the growing demand for air travel. The manufacturer’s 2016-2035 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook forecasts a need for 13,000 new pilots and 17,000 new maintenance engineers (technicians)
Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) customers will soon have the opportunity to have a much clearer look at the world from 38,000ft thanks to a partnership between the airframer and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business. Boeing said on Tuesday it would work with GKN to develop, produce, offer and support the ‘Skyview Panoramic Window’, which would be available
Scone Airport-based Pay’s Helicopters is bringing an ex-US Army UH-60A Black Hawk to Australia for the bushfire season to demonstrate the helicopter’s value and capabilities to state and territory fire agencies. The recently refurbished Black Hawk, N434TH, from Timberline Helicopters in northern Idaho, will be equipped with a 900 US gallon (3,410lt) multi-shot BBX7590 Bambi
Cathay Pacific is boosting passenger and cargo capacity between Brisbane and Hong Kong with the use of the Airbus A350-900 in early 2017, announcing on Monday it would deploy the aircraft on its daily CX156/CX157 rotation between Brisbane and Hong Kong, with flights starting at the end of March. It will be the first airline to use the next generation
