The World of Aviation

Luxembourg based Luxair has ordered an additional Boeing 737-800, Boeing announced on June 2. The new aircraft will join Luxair’s existing fleet of two 737-700s and one 737-800.

Regional airline services into Sydney Airport have been secured according to Transport Minister Anthony Albanese, who announced on June 2 that a change in regulations will prevent the airport from raising charges for regional airlines above the consumer price index (CPI). The federal government has instituted the cap on charges through issuing a new Declaration

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is undertaking a $2 million upgrade of its Alice Springs aeromedical base in the Northern Territory, reports Chris Milne. The work includes redevelopment of a recently acquired fourth hangar at the town’s airport, which will be used as a new maintenance facility. The other three hangars are being upgraded to

The first two RAAF C-17 pilots to be converted to the aircraft in Australia have successfully completed their Pilot Initial Qualification (PIQ) conversion course at RAAF Amberley. The 36SQN pilots, FLTLT David Whyte and PLTOFF Stephen Maunder, completed their course in early May which included time in the RAAF’s new full flight simulator which was

A report to Congress from the Pentagon justifying the continuance of the troubled F-35 JSF program has revealed the potential for further cost increases. The report, prepared by acquisition head Ashton Carter in response to a Nunn-McCurdy costs breach which required the program to be substantially restructured and forward cost and schedule estimates to be

India’s proposed purchase of 10 Boeing C-17s has been approved by the US Congress, clearing the way for final negotiations to take place. The sale, first revealed in an April Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSAC) notification to Congress, is valued at about US$5.8bn (A$6.9bn) including FMS fees, spares, training and infrastructure. “We are pleased that