The World of Aviation

Nine F/A-18 Super Hornets belonging to the RAAF’s 1 Squadron have made their debut at Exercise Pitch Black over the Northern Territory. The Amberley-based fighters are among 94 aircraft from six nations taking part in the bi-annual exercise, which runs through ro August 17. Wing Commander Murray Jones, the squadron’s CO, said the Super Hornets

Boeing engineers and researchers at a US university have demonstrated technology that allows unmanned drones to function like a swarm of insects, acting in unison with little direct human supervision. The swarm technology was tested by Boeing and researchers from Johns Hopkins University on a pair of ScanEagle drones in Oregon during June, Boeing revealed

The start-up Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) has appointed a volunteer steering committee as it moves toward its first annual meeting. Longtime Bell Helicopter sales executive Peter Crook has been named the steering committee president, with Mark Scrymgeour acting as vice president. Mr Scrymgeour is the fleet logistics manager for refrigerated transport company Fridgelog. Both

The Australian Aviation Psychology Association will hold its 10th International Symposium from November 19-22 at the Manly Pacific Hotel in Sydney. The symposium – entitled “Next Generation Safety” – aims to “challenge current thinking and ensure innovation and adaptation continues within the aviation psychology and human factors domain.” Despite increasingly sophisticated safety measures, organisers say,

Boeing has named long-time sales executive John Wojick to lead its commercial sales division. Mr Wojick, most recently Boeing’s vice president for commercial sales in North America, takes over for Ray Conner, who was named president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes in June. “John is our most seasoned sales leader with in-depth knowledge of

A tourism taskforce has called for a relaxation of the aircraft movement cap at Sydney Airport in order to meet visitor targets. The report by the Visitor Economy Taskforce said the federal government should raise the peak hour cap at the airport from 80 to 90 aircraft movements while increasing the number of flights allowed