Boeing has announced its commercial and defence aircraft deliveries for the second quarter of 2011. The company’s commercial division delivered a total of 94 737s during Q2, as well as 19 777s and five 767s. On the military side, the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G led the way with another 12 deliveries, while nine new build Chinook
The US Army has taken delivery of its 300th Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, following on from the delivery of the 200th aircraft in July last year. In service with the US Army since 2006, the UH-60M features airframe, avionics and engine improvements. According to Sikorsky, over 900 UH-60Ms are expected to be delivered to
An Australian Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, resulting in the death of one passenger and injuries to five others. The Chinook, A15-102, from the 5th Aviation Regiment and attached to the US Army’s 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, crashed in Zabul Province on May 30. The passenger killed, 27-year-old Lieutenant Marcus Case was a qualified Army
Boeing has announced its commercial and defence aircraft deliveries for the first quarter of 2011. It delivered a total of 84 737s in the quarter, as well as 13 777s and four 767s. On the military side, the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G led the way with 13 deliveries, while seven new build Chinook helicopters, four F-15s,
Australian Army Chinooks have returned to Afghanistan, with the deployment of two of the heavylift helicopters to Kandahar Air Base. Supporting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations, the CH-47Ds from Townsville’s 5th Aviation Regiment, which form the Rotary Wing Group (RWG) will be embedded with the US Army’s 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, and have already
Perth-based Heliwest has moved into the offshore operations business, securing a contract with Roc Oil Company (ROC) to provide service and maintenance crew transfers for the Cliff Head oil rig off the coast of Dongara. Heliwest is operating a BO105LS twin on the ROC contract, with a B212 for crew changes when required. Heliwest CEO
