The World of Aviation

The USAF has placed an order for five further Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk UAVs, comprising two Block 30 and three Block 40 airframes. The Block 30 aircraft will feature the Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite (EISS) that provides electro-optical/infrared and synthetic aperture radar imaging capabilities and Airborne Signals Intelligence Payloads (ELINT), while the Block 40s

Germany has said it will put the final 37 Eurofighters it has on order up for export sale. The final batch of aircraft, designated Tranche 3B, are part of the German government’s original 180 Eurofighter order commitment, but its requirement for the jet has now dropped to just 143. Rather than incur significant cancellation penalties,

Airservices Australia has chosen to implement a new workforce planning software solution from Quintiq which will help to provide for more efficient rostering of air traffic controllers and firefighters. The new software will be rolled out in November, initially to air traffic control areas to help optimise staff rostering while considering a number of factors

ICAO member countries have agreed on a global framework and implementation of alternative fuels for the aviation industry. The Global Framework on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (GFAAF), which was adopted at a conference convened by ICAO in Rio de Janeiro between November 16-19, is a dynamic web-based document that will serve as a global platform

Tiger Airways Australia celebrated its second anniversary on November 23, launching a sale which will see 100,000 tickets sold for only $2. “We’ve come a long way since our first flight left Melbourne airport at 6:15 am on 23 November 2007 bound for the Gold Coast,” said managing director Shelley Roberts. “Two years on, having

The federal government appears to be set to announce that RAAF Richmond will be opened up to some commercial flights as a “temporary solution” for a second airport to serve the Sydney basin until a more permanent solution is adopted. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, a well placed anonymous source claims that Richmond is