The World of Aviation

The parent company of Hawker Beechcraft has announced that it has recorded a loss for the quarter ending June 27 as sales came in lower. The Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company (HBAC) recorded an operating loss of US$20.7m (A$22.7m) compared to a profit of US$39.4m (A$43.2m) for the same period last year. HBAC said that the

Boeing has taken delivery of the first AN/APG-82(V)1 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar test set from Raytheon for the USAF’s F-15E Strike Eagle Radar Modernisation Program (RMP). The new radar will replace the ageing APG-70 currently fitted to the F-15E, providing enhanced performance and greater reliability and maintainability. “One AESA equipped F-15E can detect

Cathay Pacific has announced that it plans to order A350-900s and exercise options on 777-300ERs after it recorded a major jump in profit. The Hong Kong based carrier and its Dragonair subsidiary announced that during the first half of 2010 that it earned a profit of HK$6.84bn (A$966m), a massive 724.4 per cent increase on

Embraer has increased its revenue guidance for the remainder of the year as it recorded an increase in net income for the second quarter. The Brazilian airframer recorded net profit for the quarter of US$70.3m (A$77m), an increase of 3.7 per cent although revenue over the same period decreased by 7.5 per cent to US$1.46bn

The third Boeing P-8A Poseidon made its first flight on July 29 at Boeing’s Renton facility in Seattle. The aircraft, dubbed T3, will be devoted to mission system testing and weapon certification work in the test program when it joins the other two flight test aircraft at NAS Patuxent River near Washington DC. The US

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has expressed its concern that the major political parties are ignoring the transport issues faced by regional communities across Australia. “Regional aviation businesses including regional airlines, freight and general aviation businesses are an essential part of Australia’s national infrastructure and yet we have heard nothing from either the