The World of Aviation

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of the possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of two AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 battlefield UASs and associated equipment to Australia, but the Department of Defence says no firm acquisition decision for the type, being considered under JP 129 Phase 2, has been made. “The Government of

Airbus has dubbed its studies into a possible re-engining of its A320 Family as ‘NEO’ – for New Engine Options – as it closes on a decision on whether to embark on an interim narrowbody upgrade pending a more permanent replacement in the mid to late 2020s. Airbus COO Customers, John Leahy, told media at

Airbus Military officials have briefed media on the progress of the A400M’s flight test campaign during the company’s annual Innovation Days briefings being held this year at its Broughton wing manufacturing facility in North Wales. Senior vice president flight and integration tests, Fernando Alonso, said the program’s two current flight test aircraft, MSN1 and MSN2, had

Airbus’s forthright COO Customers, John Leahy, has confidently predicted he can raise the order backlog for the low selling A380 by 20 sales by the end of 2010. Speaking to media at the company’s annual Innovation Days briefings at Broughton in north Wales, Leahy said he had initially expected 10 new orders for the A380

The aviation fuel excise is increasing under the federal government’s 2010-11 budget from 2.854 to 3.556 cents per litre to increase CASA funding over the next four years by $89.9 million. The 0.702 cents per litre, or 25 per cent increase in the excise will fund “97 permanent positions for safety specialists, safety analysts and

The Australian Capital Territory government has allocated $50,000 to conduct a feasibility study into developing a general aviation airport at Williamsdale, to Canberra’s south. According to The Canberra Times, Canberra Region Aviators Association vice president Michael Monck said that such an airport would help to meet strong demand from recreational flyers in the ACT. “We’ve