The World of Aviation

Lockheed Martin has won a US$111 million contract modification for the sustainment of the USAF’s F-22 Raptor fleet as part of the Follow-On Agile Sustainment for the Raptor (FASTeR) sustainment contract. The contract includes performance based logistics of training systems, customer support, integrated support planning, supply chain management, aircraft modifications and heavy maintenance, sustained engineering,

Canberra based Brindabella Airlines has announced that it will commence services between Cobar and Sydney from September 24 after reaching an agreement with the Cobar Shire Council and local mining companies. The flights will initially run daily with a Metro III aircraft with an additional service each Friday over a four month trial period. “We’ve

Following its sale of the DPEX Worldwide business, Qantas has rebranded its courier and baggage delivery service as Qantas Courier. “Qantas Courier will complement the Group’s existing domestic logistics ventures by utilising the network of the Qantas Group and third party suppliers, including Australian air Express and Star Track Express, to offer courier and baggage

Airservices Australia officially opened its new Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station at Perth Airport on August 30, marking the next step in its major infrastructure upgrade. The new $8.6 million station is located to the north of the airport and replaces the previous station which was built in 1962 and located near the

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that one of its test G650 aircraft has reached a speed of Mach 0.995. The aircraft achieved this speed during flutter testing, which evaluates the aircraft’s damping responses following an input from an external test device. Gulfstream experimental test pilots Tom Horne and Gary Freeman along with flight test engineer Bill

Boeing has shuffled a number of its senior executives which some commentators claim will help it to deal with another delay to the delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter. Under the changes, current vice president of aircraft programs Pat Shanahan will give greater focus to the 747-8F, overseeing the flight test, certification and delivery of