The World of Aviation

The ninth F-35 flight test aircraft and the second to be fitted with a mission system avionics package, F-35A AF-3 made its first flight on July 6. “AF-3 is very much like the first production F-35s we will deliver to the US Air Force later this year,” said Doug Pearson, Lockheed Martin vice president of

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) and Ansett Aviation Training have launched two scholarships for King Air or Metro endorsement training for trainee pilots who hold, or are soon to complete, their CPL. The two courses are valued at a total of $22,000, and will see the awardees undergo a 12 working day long

Cessna agent Aeromil Pacific will display a new glass cockpit Cessna 172 in Martin Place in the heart of the Sydney CBD for three days later this month, the centrepiece of a display aimed at generating fresh interest in aviation and flying in the broader general public. “This has never been done before, I am

Air Mauritius has resumed flights to Sydney, with its first flight after an 18 month absence landing on July 6, in the process doubling the airline’s frequency of service to Australia. The new weekly flight operates via Melbourne, while Air Mauritius has decoupled Melbourne from its weekly Perth service, which now terminates in the WA

The RAAF has taken delivery of six more Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets at RAAF Base Amberley on July 6 following the completion of a four day delivery flight from NAS Lemoore in California supported by two Omega 707 aerial refuelling tankers. “No. 1 Squadron’s transition from operating the venerable F-111 to the highly sophisticated Super

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has announced he has approved Moorabbin Airport’s 2010 Master Plan. Under the master plan, which covers development over the next two decades, Moorabbin Airport will, according to the  Minister: “build additional aviation infrastructure such as hangars, maintenance facilities and parking bays, as well as provide for engineering and avionics