The World of Aviation

Freight airline Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) has cancelled two of the four 747-8F freighter orders it was holding. The cancellation comes after the airline CEO had previously told Flightglobal and ATI that existing 747 freighters, many of which are currently laid up in desert boneyards due to the downturn in air freight business, may be

Lockheed Martin is pitching RNZAF Base Ohakea as part of its bid to provide advanced training for the Republic of Singapore Air Force, according to Radio New Zealand. Already contracted to provide basic training for the RSAF at Pearce near Perth, Lockheed is competing to provide the aircraft and facilities for Singapore’s advanced Fighter Wings

Maroochydore/Sunshine Coast Airport is officially changing its name to Sunshine Coast Airport. The name change was approved by CASA’s Office of Airspace Regulation, and will take effect from June 3. “The name of the airport now better describes the destination of the aircraft and harmonises with the Sunshine Coast region and removes the confusion often

The Deptartment of Defence has released this image showing an IAI Heron operating in RAAF service in Afghanistan recently. Under Project Nankeen, Canadian firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates is providing Heron Unmanned Aerial System services under contract, with the aircraft operated by a small RAAF detachment based at Kandahar airfield.

The first F-35B development aircraft, BF-1, successfully engaged its vertical lift fan in flight during a flight from NAS Patuxent River near Washington DC on January 7. The lift fan was engaged while the aircraft remained in forward flight between 210 and 180kts (385 and 330km/h) and remained engaged for a total of 14 minutes,

Boeing has announced a significant restructure in its defense businesses, with its Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) division to be renamed as Boeing Defense, Space & Security. CEO of the renamed unit, Dennis Muilenburg, says the changes will better position Boeing for growth in an evolving defence and security market. “Boeing anticipated flattening defence budgets and shifting