The World of Aviation

Saab has selected the SKYWARD-G Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system manufactured by SELEX Galileo for its Gripen NG fighter. The IRST allows a pilot to passively search for enemy aircraft in the infrared spectrum, and can be slaved to an aircraft’s radar. The Gripen NG will also likely employ SELEX Galileo’s Raven ES-05 Active

AA’s Owen Zupp’s 2010 flight around Australia is growing closer by the day with the departure date set at May 5 from Jabiru’s Bundaberg facility. Planning is at a feverish pace, though the most significant development stems from the production of the flight’s Jabiru J230D. Just over two weeks into the process, the high-wing tourer

Pilatus is currently undertaking a month long demonstration tour of Australia with its PC-21 turboprop military trainer, a contender for the ADF’s Project Air 5428 Pilot Training System program. PC-21 HB-HZD arrived in Darwin on February 11 after being displayed at the Singapore Airshow. Its tour so far has seen it visit Amberley, Tamworth (home

New data from BITRE shows that the number of passengers who travelled domestically in 2009 was the same as the previous year despite a marginal rise during the month of December. During December 4.29 million passengers were carried domestically, which was a 1.1 per cent increase over the same time during the previous year. Revenue

Turkey and Australia have signed a new bilateral air services agreement, effectively opening the way for direct flights between the two countries for the first time. The arrangements will immediately allow carriers to launch up to five times weekly services between the two countries, as well as allowing for codeshare arrangements with other airlines through

British Airways has entered a partnership with US company Solena Group to establish a commercial biomass derived jet fuel facility which will provide the airline with sustainable jet fuel from 2014. To be situated in east London, the facility will convert 500,000 tonnes of waste per year into 16 million gallons of jet fuel, which