The World of Aviation

Bombardier has confirmed it will delay by some weeks the first flight of its CSeries regional jet. The company said: “The highly technical last steps are taking more time than initially anticipated to validate the overall systems and ongoing software integration”. The aircraft’s twice-delayed first flight was expected by the end of July. “While the

Low-cost Malaysian carrier AirAsia X is to add Adelaide to its Australian network from October 30. The city becomes the airline’s fifth destination in Australia and will be operated four times a week using two-class A330s. Adelaide is the latest development in an aggressive Australian expansion for AirAsia X, having recently announced an increase in

The first 787-9 has emerged from the paintshop sporting Boeing’s new revised livery that includes a prominent number on the tail to help distinguish among models within the same product family. Boeing says the 787-9 is “on track to roll out and fly… in late summer”. The 787-9 has a fuselage stretched by 6m and will

Australia has sold “at a discounted rate” an additional five ex-RAAF C‑130H aircraft and associated equipment to Indonesia. “The sale of a further five C-130H transport aircraft will further enhance Indonesia’s capacity to respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crisis,” Minister for Defence Stephen Smith said. A memorandum of sale covering the five aircraft, a

NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS CFE  Vans RV‑7A 74122 18/6/13 Johan Luies, 15 Camden Blvd Aubin Grove WA 6164 CIV  Cessna 152 15281980 20/6/13 Warren Matthews, 284 Burra Rd Tullamore NSW 2874 N67718 CLK  Cicare CH‑7B Spirit 024 20/6/13 Russell Carrington, 54 Davison Rd Wilson Beach Qld 4800 EDX  Robinson R44 Raven II 13485 11/6/13

The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Raytheon Australia have signed a new five-year, $72 million remediated follow-on support contract for the ongoing maintenance and repair of the Australian Defence Air Traffic System (ADATS). Head of the DMO’s Electronic Systems Division Michael Aylward said the new contract will realise an estimated $14 million in savings. The contract