The World of Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that the fourth G650 made its first flight on June 6, joining three other aircraft involved in the flight test campaign for the new type. The aircraft, MSN 6004, will be the first G650 outfitted and tested with a full interior, which will be installed later this northern summer and used

Malaysia Airways (MAS) could become the first passenger airline to cancel an order for Airbus A380s, with Bloomberg reporting that the airline has grown frustrated over the delays to its order for six of the type. According to the report, the airline’s CEO Tengku Azmil Zahruddin told reporters that MAS “cannot tolerate” an additional holdup

Melbourne Airport has announced that Air India will fly to Melbourne from Delhi from November 1 this year. The Indian flag carrier will operate daily services with a Boeing 777-300ER. Air India will also establish its regional headquarters in Melbourne. “The Indian market is consistently growing, in fact last year, there was a 34 per

Thales Australia and Norwegian firm Nammo signed a Letter of Intent at the Eurosatory exhibition last week to cooperate on developing aircraft ammunition. The agreement will see the two companies develop the cannon round for the F-35 JSF, one that will be “capable of meeting all requirements and ensuring lethality against both soft and hard

Embraer will expand its Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Singapore as part of a wider increase in support for its commercial and executive jet operators in the Asia Pacific region. “Customer support is not only a priority at Embraer, but a significant aspect of the growth of our organisation across business lines,” said Alex Glock,

A USAF B-1B Lancer bomber made its first test flight with a Link 16 Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL) installed on June 4 from Edwards AFB. The FIDL was tested during the four hour flight by sending and receiving text messages and receiving virtual mission assignment data such as target coordinates for a weapon. The