The World of Aviation

EADS has confirmed it won’t go it alone in bidding for the USAF’s KC-X tanker replacement after partner Northrop Grumman’s decision not to bid for the program, effectively making the process a one-horse race for Boeing’s 767 based ‘NewGen Tanker’. EADS CEO Louis Gallois told European media on March 10 that he doesn’t “see any

The US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) has adopted a study which shows that single engine aircraft with glass cockpits had a safety record no better than those with conventional instruments. The study, which was initiated over a year ago, looked at the accident rates of over 8000 small piston powered aeroplanes manufactured between 2002

Qantas has released its latest operating statistics for January, showing that Group load factor declined by 0.6 percentage points to 81.2 per cent as domestic loads on both Qantas and Jetstar services declined. Qantas domestic services saw a 4.8 per cent fall in passengers carried during the month, while capacity was down by 1.4 per

Airservices Australia has installed a temporary air traffic control tower trackside for the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide to provide traffic separation during the four day event. Staffed by Airservices controllers from the Adelaide Airport control tower, the event tower will manage hundreds of helicopter movements and high-speed flying displays by the RAAF Roulettes and an

United has signed a firm order for its 25 A350-900 XWB aircraft, formalising a commitment originally announced in December 2009. ”With this order we are investing in United’s future, gaining a widebody aircraft that will help us reduce operating costs while still providing state-of-the-art comfort to our customers,” said John Tague, president of United Airlines.

The first A400M prototype, MSN1, has arrived in Toulouse for further flight testing after being ferried from Seville in Spain. The ferry flight was the 10th for the aircraft since its first flight on December 11, and it has completed 39 flight test hours to date. During initial testing, MSN1 has achieved its maximum operating