The World of Aviation

The fourth Bombardier CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV4) has made its first flight from the company’s Mirabel facility near Montreal. The flight comes just four days after the aircraft received its Transport Canada flight test permit, and lasted nearly three hours. During the flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 41,000 feet and an airspeed

The Australian Certified UAV Operators Association (ACUO) has announced that Australia now has 100 certified UAS operators registered with CASA. The milestone comes after an analysis of CASA’s certificate holder records by ACUO, and confirms that micro and small businesses are the driving force behind the industry in Australia, rather than traditional aerospace and defence

Defence Minister Senator David Johnston has again raised the possibility of Australia acquiring a number of Lockheed Martin F-35B short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) versions of the Joint Strike Fighter for operation from the RAN’s new Canberra class LHD vessels. Speaking to The Weekend West on May 17, Senator Johnston said the acquisition

The 10th anniversary of the opening of the Cairns Aviation Skills Centre (CASC) will be celebrated in July with a dinner event for state and federal representatives, and for existing and former directors and staff. A campus of the Brisbane-based Aviation Australia, the CASC was established in 2004 in response to industry demand to provide

Rolls-Royce has announced it has dispatched the first production Trent XWB engine for the first production Airbus A350 which is due to enter service later this year with Qatar Airways. The Trent XWB is specifically designed for and is the exclusive engine available on the A350, and more than 1,600 engines have already sold to

Hawaiian Airlines enters its second decade of service to Australia with plans to boost existing services Down Under and fend off increased competition with Qantas’ offshoot Jetstar. From a single route to Sydney 10 years ago, Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines now boasts flights to not only the NSW capital but also Brisbane and Auckland. Brisbane launched in