The World of Aviation

The pilots of an Airnorth Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia were performing a simulated engine failure on a training mission shortly before the aircraft crashed after taking off from Darwin Airport, according to a preliminary report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). According to witness reports the takeoff of the aircraft, VH-ANB, appeared to be normal,

The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) have gone to Canberra to lobby parliamentarians against the changes to cockpit access regulations which are currently before parliament. AIPA and IFLAPA are opposed to changes to the Australian Aviation Transport Regulations, which they claim will prevent licensed

Malaysia Airlines has reversed major losses during the first quarter of the year, posting a net profit of RM310m (A$110m) for the three months ending March 31. The swing to profits came as revenue increased by 21 per cent to RM3.3bn (A$1.17bn), aided by a 29 per cent increase in passenger traffic. Cargo was also

Use of the Salt Ash Air Weapons range near RAAF Base Williamtown will be halved when the F-35A JSF enters RAAF service. The ADF says it has completed its review into the way the JSF will use the range and the aircraft’s anticipated noise footprint, expected to be far greater than the F/A-18 Hornets it

The USMC has received the first of six King Air 350 based UC-12W Huron special mission aircraft to replace six UC-12s which are based on older King Air 200s and have been in service for more than 20 years. The new aircraft feature the 350’s Collins Proline 21 avionics suite and are equipped with cargo

The ADF has grounded its fleet of 11 MRH 90 helicopters after one experienced what was reportedly a “catastrophic” engine failure on a flight near Adelaide on April 20. Almost a month after the event, the Department of Defence confirmed in a statement on its website on May 18 that an MRH 90 returned to