The World of Aviation

Regional Express (Rex) has announced it has purchased 18 Saab 340B+ aircraft which it been operating under a lease. The airline says the aircraft were part of a group of 25 340s it had been operating on lease since 2006. It says the other seven aircraft had come off lease last July and had also

Tigerair Australia launched its Infrequent Flyer Club on April 8. Aimed at passengers “who don’t fly as often as they would like but still want to be part of a frequent flyer scheme”, the program will provide “regular updates on great deals as well as other surprises and rewards for flying with Tigerair.” “Most Australian

Lockheed Martin has proposed a carrier onboard delivery (COD) variant of its S-3 Viking aircraft to meet a US Navy requirement to replace its ageing C-2 Greyhounds. The S-3 was retired from US Navy frontline service in 2008 after a career providing carrier-borne anti-submarine, electronic warfare and air-to-air refuelling capability. A large number of aircraft

The first Airbus A380 for Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines has made its first flight from Toulouse. The aircraft, wearing Skymark colours on its tail but otherwise painted in primer, will fly to Hamburg for cabin fit-out and painting, before delivery later this year. Skymark will be the first Japanese carrier to operate the A380, and

The USAF has taken delivery of the first production lot of Lockheed Martin JASSM-ER missiles. The JASSM-ER is a longer range version of the 400km range JASSM which is in service with the USAF and RAAF. Using the same mould line as the JASSM the –ER has a repackaged warhead and engine module which allows more

The first Bombardier Learjet 85 made its maiden flight from the company’s Wichita facility on April 9. The aircraft, designated FTV1, took off at 8.19am CST and flew for two hours and 19 minutes, reaching an altitude of 30,000 feet and a speed of 250kts. The company says “all flight controls were exercised with the systems