The World of Aviation

Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare have added the AP-3C Orion’s Air 5276 Phase 8B ESM upgrade program to the list of ‘Projects of Concern’, while Project Air 5402 to acquire five Airbus Military KC-30 tanker/transports remains on the list, despite the aircraft recently gaining Spanish military certification. Air 5402 is

Sikorsky has completed rig testing of a hub mounted vibration suppression system (HMVS) for helicopters which it says could deliver a ‘jet-smooth’ ride for helicopters. The HMVS has been developed by Sikorsky and Lord Corporation in association with the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and works by controlling vibrations at the rotor hub and

The latest report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) on its domestic air fare indexes shows that fares on four of the five categories fell during October. The biggest fall was in the best discount carrier index, which fell from 66.1 in October 2009 to 57.3. The restricted economy index fell

Airbus CEO Tom Enders has said that the airframer faced a difficult decision on whether to offer a new engine option (NEO) for its hot selling A320 family, particularly given the stretched engineering resources of the company. Enders told L’Express magazine that while the NEO program made strategic sense, it would not be done if

The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has granted Strategic Airlines its request for 4.2 Boeing 747 equivalent capacity units on the Thailand route. The allocation will allow the airline to start up to six times weekly services with its Airbus A330-200.

Qantas has lodged an application with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for an increase to its allocation on the Philippines route to allow its Jetstar subsidiary to start services between Darwin and Manila. The airline is seeking an additional 531 seats per week on the Philippines route for five years, with the capacity to