The World of Aviation

The crew of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sea King helicopter have successfully winched an injured mountain climber from the summit of Lord Howe Island’s Mount Gower on May 17, following a nearly 700km journey to complete the rescue. Two SK50 Seakings were dispatched from Nowra-based 817 Squadron to Port Macquarie late on Monday afternoon

The first two Boeing KC-767 aerial refuelling tankers for the Italian air force (ItAF) formally entered service on May 17, following delivery and acceptance of the  aircraft on December 29 and March 1. The Italian air force is acquiring four KC-767s to replace its ageing Boeing 707 tankers. Since delivery, both KC-767 tankers have been

The federal government will provide up to $19 million for various new and upgraded infrastructure and facilities at Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Taree airports, as announced in last week’s budget. “We are absolutely committed to working with local and regional communities to identify and deliver local economic priorities, like the Mid North Coast regional aviation

Air New Zealand and the Queenstown Community Strategic Assets Group Inc have withdrawn their cases against Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) over its shareholding practices in Queenstown Airport (QAC), following an agreement between the parties. The new deal has seen AIAL cancel an option to increase its share in QAC to between 30 and 35

Eurocopter’s X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator has recorded a speed of 232kt (430 km/h) in level flight, surpassing its original target of 220kt but falling short of Sikorsky’s unofficial speed record of 250kt set with their X2 prototype earlier this year. The X3 reached its new speed milestone while on a test flight during May 12,

UK based CTC Aviation Training is looking to grow its New Zealand flight instructor team by more than a third, in preparation for an expected influx of pilot trainees later this year. “CTC is currently in negotiations with major airlines in Asia, the Middle East and Europe who are all signalling a huge demand for