The World of Aviation

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), has been awarded a three year contract worth $4.5 million to provide the RAAF with support for F/A-18 Hornet technical publications. The contract is an extension of the current agreement which has seen Boeing, as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the F/A-18, provide technical publication services including management, production of

Curtiss-Wright Controls has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to provide structural components and related hardware for the F-35 JSF’s air-to-air missile Trapeze launch system. The Trapeze system, being developed for the F-35’s system development and demonstration (SDD) phase, will provide the ability to launch AAMs from a rail carried on a trapeze that

Flights around and into Europe may not resume for a number of days due to the cloud of volcanic ash currently covering much of the continent, costing airlines millions of dollars and leading to further chaos at hub airports elsewhere. A number of airlines from around the world have continued to cancel flights over the

Australia has retained its Category One status following an audit by the US Federal Aviation Administration, which was conducted at the invitation of CASA. “Australia can continue to be very proud of our aviation safety record and the effort we make to maintain that record,” said CASA CEO John McCormick.  “The audit recognised there had

Two Australian pilots in command of a Cathay Pacific A330-300 are being hailed as heroes after they were able to land at Hong Kong International Airport while experiencing major engine problems. The A330 was operating flight CX780 from Surabaya on April 13 when one of the engines experienced problems in-flight. The airline says that on

Tiger Airways Australia has confirmed long-run industry speculation that it will commence flights from Avalon Airport, near Geelong. The airport has announced that it will base two Airbus A320s at the airport to complement its services from Melbourne Tullamarine. The airline has not yet announced which cities it will fly to from Avalon. “The new