The World of Aviation

An exercise on the Pacific island of Guam turned real for an RAAF C-130J crew last week when they were tasked to fly relief supplies to an island cut off by storms. While participating in Exercise Cope North alongside US and Japanese forces, the RAAF answered a call for assistance from the island of Rota

BAE Systems is looking to propose a lease deal for Eurofighter Typhoons to Malaysia as that country seeks to replace its ageing MiG-29s. Malaysia has a requirement for 18 new fighters to replace the MiG-29Ns, and is also looking at vastly divergent types such as the Saab Gripen, Dassault Rafale, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and

The re-branding of the former EADS and Airbus sub-brands is continuing, with American Eurocopter changing its name to Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI) on February 1. Heading up the new entity will be President and CEO, Marc Paganini, with the company headquarters to remain at Grand Prairie near Dallas in Texas, and the manufacturing and assembly

Qantas has been granted the Sydney to Moree licence by Transport NSW for a four year period from March 22. The airline has been the wester NSW centre on an interim basis since the collapse of Brindabella Airlines in December, and will use 36-seat Dash 8 Q200 and 50-seat Q300 equipment on the 12 return

US-based DefenseNews is reporting France will soon place an order for 12 Airbus A330 MRTTs to replace its ageing fleet of 14 C-135FR tankers. The report cites February 20 comments from French Chief of Staff General Denis Mercier made on the sidelines of the annual USAF Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando. He said the latest

The USAF will name its new Boeing KC-46A tanker ‘Pegasus’, the service’s chief of staff announced at the USAF Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando on February 20. Currently under development and due to make its first flight later this year, the KC-46A is a tanker version of Boeing’s 767-2F which was selected ahead of the