The World of Aviation

Lockheed Martin announced a teaming with Bristow Helicopters to jointly bid for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) at the Avalon Airshow yesterday. The team is yet to announce its preferred platform for its bid; instead it says it will wait until a more defined list of requirements has been

BAE Systems has announced the successful completion of testing of modifications it has developed for the CT-4B Airtrainers it operates for the ADF’s Basic Flying Training School (BFTS) to allow them to meet contemporary civil certification crashworthy standards. The modifications were a key element in BAE’s bid for the ADF’s Interim Basic Flying Training contract

Cirrus Industries Inc has agreed to a takeover by China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co Ltd (CAIGA), which it says will allow it to more rapidly develop its new aircraft programs. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, but it is expected that the acquisition will be completed by mid-2011. The acquisition is still

Hawker Pacific has announced the delivery of the first Beechcraft King Air 350C to the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), as part of an agreement that will see five aircraft delivered. Operating under contract to the Air Ambulance Service New South Wales (AASNSW), the RFDS South Eastern Section will eventually take delivery of two King

BAE Systems will provide deeper maintenance (DM) for the Australian Army’s fleet of six Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters under a six year performance based contract. The $20.9 million contract, which has options to be extended up to 20 years, will see BAE Systems Australia provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repairs, engineering and logistics support services

BAE Systems Australia has teamed with AgustaWestland and CAE for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircraft Training System (HATS) requirement. The teaming will combine BAE’s large domestic rotary wing support base with CAE’s experience in supplying and operating synthetic training devices, and will be based around a variant of the AgustaWestland AW109 helicopter.