The World of Aviation

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence has taken delivery of the first of six Boeing C-17 Globemaster transports, in a ceremony held at the company’s final assembly facility in Long Beach, California. Three more C-17s are due for delivery to the UAE later this year, with the remaining two aircraft planned

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced its decision to grant antitrust immunity to the proposed joint alliance between Virgin Australia and  Delta Air Lines. After initially rejected the proposed alliance, approval has been granted after the airlines made changes to their submission to the DOT. “In today’s order, the Department said Delta and

The US Air Force has accepted the first production F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, with the signing of formal acceptance documents for the jet on May 5. The F-35, known as ‘AF-7’, flew to Edwards Air Force Base, California the following day, and will begin its extensive flight testing program. “This first aircraft is the beginning

Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen has become the first industry founding partner of the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF), with a sponsorship deal totalling $75,000 over five years. “Jeppesen is the first major aviation organisation and first Founding Partner to come on board. Its contribution will enable us to commence work in developing the Australian Aviation

Boeing has delivered six F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrew and maintenance trainers to the RAAF. The training suite includes two Tactical Operation Flight Trainers (TOFT) and two Low Cost Trainers (LCT) for aircrew, as well as two Integrated Visual Environment Maintenance Trainers (IVEMT) for maintainers. The TOFT is the product of a collaboration between Boeing and

Six RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets have embarked on their first overseas mission today (May 9), practicing basic fighter manoeuvres (BFMs) alongside their Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts as part of Exercise Bersama Shield 2011. Deployed from RAAF Amberley based 1 Squadron, all six Super Hornets arrived at Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base Butterworth on April