The World of Aviation

Greg Dunstone, a pioneer of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, has received the Royal Aeronautical Society’s prestigious Lawrence Hargrave Award for 2011, presented in Canberra on April 12. “Greg Dunstone has led Airservices Australia’s ADS-B initiatives since proposing the first trial in 2000,” the RAeS noted.  “His pioneering work and leadership resulted in the successful

The US Air Force has taken delivery of the second production C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter, as Lockheed Martin progresses with the Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining Program (RERP). The aircraft, which will now undergo “internal paint restoration” at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York, is the fifth upgraded C-5M to enter service with the

The Norwegian government has announced plans for an initial buy of four Lockheed Martin F-35 JSFs with which to start pilot training with from 2016. Norway’s Defence Minister Grete Faremo cited “maintaining a satisfactory operational combat aircraft capacity in the transition phase between the F-16 and F-35” as the key reason for the 4.8 billion

A three way agreement has been signed between Embraer, CDB Leasing Co and China Southern Airlines for a second batch of 10 Embraer 190 E-Jets, following on from an earlier deal for 10 of same type signed in January. In addition, a Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed between the three parties for a further

The first Airbus Military A330 MRTT for the United Arab Emirates Air Force completed its inaugural flight on April 9, following tanker conversion in Madrid, Spain. The aircraft will now enter the certification and qualification phase, after the crew gave the A330 MRTT’s systems and Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines the all clear after the 2

The Dutch government is to cut 12,000 military and defence civilian jobs, as it looks to balance its budget by 2015 with extensive spending cuts. Among the cuts include plans to sell 19 Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 fighters, leaving 68 in service, and 17 AS352U2 Cougar helicopters, with a third DC-10 being converted to