The World of Aviation

Sydney Airport Corporation and SITA are conducting a series of trials at the airport’s international terminal to demonstrate the benefits of SITA’s planned AIRCOM IP GateLink wireless connectivity solution for new aircraft including the A380, Boeing 777 and forthcoming 787. The new product from SITA is aimed at providing a cost-effective way of transmitting large

Piper Aircraft delivered the first PiperSport light sport aircraft to a customer on April 13 at the Sun ‘n Fun event in Lakeland, Florida. “The PiperSport is an amazing entry level aircraft that will bring new customers to Piper,” said Piper president and CEO Kevin J Gould.  “It fits perfectly into our overall mission of

The General Electric and Rolls-Royce team developing the alternate F136 engine for the F-35 JSF program has announced it has offered the Pentagon a fixed price offer for the engine. An April 28 release says the offer intends to “create and accelerate competition” between the program’s two engines, the other being the Pratt & Whitney

Airbus Military has commenced conversion work on the first of three A330 MRTT tankers for the United Arab Emirates, meaning MRTT conversion work is now underway aircraft for the type’s four customers, which also includes Australia, the UK and Saudi Arabia. Like Australia, the UAE and Saudi aircraft will be configured with a centreline boom

Boeing has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to continue development of an infrared search and track (IRST) system for the USAF’s F-15C Eagle fighters. The IRST will be mounted on a pylon under the F-15’s left engine intake and is a development of the AN/AAS-42 system previously operated on the F-14D Tomcat and currently under

The Indian government has asked bidders for its 126 aircraft MMRCA fighter contest to resubmit their bids for another year after it revealed it would not meet a two year deadline of April 28 since the original bids were submitted to select a winner. “The companies have been informed by the government that they can