The World of Aviation
The world's leading aviation news website
A400M continues tests as new customer aircraft airborne
/As customer deliveries of the A400M get underway, Airbus Military continues the aircraft’s development program. A renewed phase of unpaved runway trials is being undertaken at a test site Zaragoza, Spain. Meanwhile the first production A400M for the Turkish Air Force (TAF) has made its maiden flight. The aircraft took off on August 9 for
Read moreWedgetail heads to Red Flag Alaska
A RAAF E-7A Wedgetail has arrived in Alaska to participate in the world’s most advanced international air combat training activity, Exercise Red Flag Alaska. A US Pacific Air Forces Command-led large force employment exercise, Exercise Red Flag Alaska is designed to replicate a high-end combat environment over two weeks in August. The coalition exercise will
Read moreAbbott commits to a second Sydney airport decision
/ | 15 Comments on Abbott commits to a second Sydney airport decisionOpposition Leader Tony Abbott has committed to making a decision on proceeding with a second Sydney Airport within his first term of government, should his Liberal-National Coalition win next month’s federal election. Daily Telegraph chief political reporter Simon Benson asked Abbott about the Coalition’s views on a second Sydney airport during Sunday evening’s leaders’ debate
Read moreAircraft at centre of spat between Tonga and NZ
/ | 6 Comments on Aircraft at centre of spat between Tonga and NZA Chinese-built regional aircraft operating in Tonga is at the centre of an ongoing diplomatic row between the island nation and New Zealand. The MA60 – a derivative of the Antonov 24 regional turboprop – has been cited by the New Zealand government as being unsafe and has pulled tourism aid to Tonga until the
Read moreJetstar, Virgin aircraft in Melbourne ground incident
/ | 9 Comments on Jetstar, Virgin aircraft in Melbourne ground incidentA Virgin Australia 737-800 on pushback from its gate at Melbourne Airport clipped the tail of a Jetstar A320 waiting to park at a nearby stand on August 10. As the Virgin aircraft, VH-YID, was pushing back from the Virgin domestic terminal for its flight to the Sunshine Coast with 175 passengers on board, the
Read moreFirst Jetstar 787 emerges from the paintshop
/ | 8 Comments on First Jetstar 787 emerges from the paintshopJetstar’s first 787 has emerged from the paintshop at Boeing’s Everett plant ahead of its delivery to Australia next month. Jetstar released a set of images of 787-8 VH-VKA on its Flickr page on Saturday after images of the aircraft on the Boeing flightline had originally been posted by Flickr user moonm and were quickly
Read more
