The World of Aviation

A new report by the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has detailed the United States Department of Defense’s intent to lower the performance requirements for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, across all three variants. The lowered specifications concern the transconic acceleration and sustained turn rates. While the F-35C CV carrier variant will see

Embraer delivered 106 commercial aircraft and 99 executive jets in 2012, and retained an order backlog worth US$12.5 billion as it moved into 2013. The E190 was the most popular of the E-Jets, the company having delivered 62 during 2012.  The E195 was the second highest at 23, followed by the E175 at 20 and

Perth-based HNZ (formerly Helicopters Australia) has taken delivery of the first of three AW109SPs. The aircraft is being readied for marine pilot transfer operations at Karratha in the north-west of Western Australia. Replacing three EC145 helicopters, the new Agustas were shipped to Perth from Italy and re-assembled at HNZ’s Jandakot facility where they are now undergoing

As the world’s economy began to improve modestly towards the end of 2012, trends in the global airline industry were emerging that gave clear indications of what can be expected in 2013 – all things being equal. Of course, they rarely are equal in the airline industry, but as figures released by the Centre for

No. 35 squadron has been re-established at RAAF Richmond in readiness for the delivery of the RAAF’s 10 C-27J Spartans in 2015. Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown welcomed the squadron’s re-formation, saying: “No.35 Squadron has provided combat airlift for Australia in several conflicts, and the C-27J is ideally suited to continue this

Virgin Australia has successfully cut-over to its new Sabre reservations system, largely avoiding adverse impacts on customers. Some international flight departures were affected, but it is believed on-time performance during the transition was sustained at around 90 per cent. However, the airline’s group executive of corporate communications Danielle Keighery said there may still be longer than