The World of Aviation

Pratt & Whitney will shortly start testing on the first PW1524G engine, marking a key milestone for the engine that will power the Bombardier CSeries. Pratt held a ‘Last Bolt’ ceremony at its Middletown, Connecticut production facility for the engine on August 25 before it was shipped off to its West Palm Beach, Florida facility

A senior Saudi army officer died on August 24 during a training flight in a Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon which crashed shortly after takeoff from the Moron Air Base in Seville. According to reports from the Spanish defence ministry, the Typhoon struck the ground shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons. The Spanish pilot managed to eject

Boeing and the US Navy have celebrated the one millionth flight hour of the T-45 Goshawk training aircraft in a ceremony at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida. “This milestone is another testament to the quality that this team has put into each and every T-45 that we have training our future aerial combat warriors,” said

Air New Zealand has recorded a six per cent fall in normalised earnings, although the airline says that it remained one of the world’s best performing airlines during a challenging year. For the financial year ending June 31, the airline recorded normalised earnings of NZ$137m (A$108.6m), compared to NZ$145m (A$114.9m) the year prior, while net

Sydney Airport has announced that it will not increase regional aircraft parking charges after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) raised concerns that it had not followed proper process. “The ACCC has reminded Sydney Airport that the Trade Practices Act requires it to notify the ACCC of any proposed increase in aircraft parking charges

Brisbane based flight simulator manufacturer SimJET Training Systems has entered into a strategic partnership with Archerfield based Airline Academy of Australia (AAA) to enhance significantly AAA’s capabilities to train pilots up to airline standard. Under the agreement, SimJET will provide AAA students access to a Boeing 737-800 simulator and Airbus A320 procedural training device, making