The World of Aviation

A strengthened eruption from the Eyaffjalljokull volcano in Iceland which has created a new ash cloud could hamper efforts in Europe to reopen some airports and resume flights. Despite noting the strengthened eruption, UK air navigation provider NATS issued a statement on April 19 noting that some airports in the UK were planned to open

Garuda Indonesia has taken delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 which takes its total fleet size to 75 aircraft. “The airline has an aggressive fleet expansion plan that is part of its ‘quantum leap’ transformation strategy,” said Garuda Indonesia president and CEO Emirsyah Satar. The airline plans to grow to a fleet of 116 aircraft

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair have released their joint operating statistics for March, showing an appreciable rise in both passenger and freight traffic for the month. Passenger numbers increased by six per cent over the month to 2.22 million, while load factor increased to 85.7 per cent, a rise of 6.6 percentage points as capacity fell

The RAAF has said it will review the use of the Salt Ash weapons range just north of Williamtown after responses to its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) draft Public Environment Report expressed concern over its continuing use and the affect of jet noise on the nearby communities of Medowie and Oyster Cove. “The Department of

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