The World of Aviation

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has ordered three Airbus Military C295 light tactical transports. The order takes C295 orders to 85 aircraft from 13 operators in 11 countries. The Egyptian aircraft will be delivered from 2011.

The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk COIN aircraft of the 1960s and 70s looks set for a revival thanks to two US companies hoping to market modernised versions to the US and world markets. US company ATK has teamed up with Mohawk Technologies and Broadbay to offer the OV-1D, a significantly enhanced version of the Mohawk. The

Reports from the US on November 1 indicate the F-35 JSF program is headed for a further schedule and development cost blowout in the wake of a ground up review by new program head, Rear Admiral David Venlet. The reports, first broken by Bloomberg, indicate a further schedule slip of one to two years for

Despite the continued challenges over the 2009/2010 financial year, Australia again reached new records for domestic and international passengers over the year. According to new reports from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE), over the financial year there were 51.76 million domestic passengers, which is an increase of three per cent compared

Tiger Airways has entered into an agreement with Standard Chartered bank to finance pre-delivery payments (PDP) on 14 new aircraft it has on order. “Standard Chartered Bank has been mandated to arrange and sole finance a Singapore Dollar-denominated structured PDP financing arrangement for Tiger Airways, relating to a total of 14 Airbus 320s scheduled for

Skywest has announced that it has received approval to operate Fokker 100 jets on its services to Ravensthorpe. The new Ravensthorpe services will operate four times a week from November 15, initially for a period of one year under an agreement with the Shire of Ravensthorpe and First Quantum Metals, which operates a nickel mine