The World of Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace has celebrated the 55th anniversary of the first Gulfstream I (GI) flight. The twin-engine turboprop was the first aircraft specifically designed and built for business travel. “The GI laid the foundation for the state-of-the-art Gulfstream business jets that we deliver to customers today,” said Gulfstream’s president Larry Flynn. “The GI, which was created

Cathay Pacific has announced that its current CEO, John Slosar, will succeed Christopher Pratt as chairman of the airline in March 2014. The CEO role will in turn be taken by Ivan Chu, currently the airline’s chief operating officer. Slosar, who joined the Swire group in 1980, takes over at a critical time for Cathay

With the federal election now less than a month away, the promises and interest in matters aviation belies the relative indifference shown by the incumbent government and the opposition during the last parliamentary term – and indeed before that. Discussions about Sydney being prominent in the pre-election rhetoric, Hobart Airport is now on a promise

Regional charter carrier Alliance has announced a 21 per cent increase in revenue for the 2013 financial year, raising earnings to $223 million. The company achieved a more than 10 per cent after-tax return, reporting a healthy $23.3 million in net profit after tax, a 13 per cent increase on the previous year. During the

Flight testing of the MQ-4C Triton has been ramped up, with Northrop Grumman and the US Navy undertaking the aircraft’s fourth flight in an 11-hour program to test 250 system parameters. Software development is said to be proceeding well, with the Triton’s active electronically scanned array radar having flown 25 flights onboard a Gulfstream. The

Bell Helicopter’s new Short Light Single (SLS) helicopter product is receiving significant interest in Australia and New Zealand. Hawker Pacific, the regional sales agent for Bell, has reported strong forward interest, well before the helicopter becomes available in the market. With a design focus based on costs and useful load, the five-seat entry-level helicopter, powered by