The World of Aviation

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is conducting a special audit of Regional Express and its Pel-Air subsidiary following the ditching of Pel-Air IAI Westwind VH-NGA (pictured) into the sea off Norfolk Island on the evening of November 18 after the aircraft ran low on fuel while attempting to land on the island in poor

The F-35B STOVL development aircraft which arrived at NAS Patuxent River on November 15 to begin vertical landing flight trials has been grounded following the reported discovery of a couple of issues which may take up to two weeks to be resolved. One issue reported has been the need to replace the aircraft’s cockpit canopy

Federal cabinet’s National Security Committee (NSC) is reportedly due to meet today (November 24) to consider second pass approval and commit to or delay a decision on the acquisition of the F-35 JSF for the RAAF. Most observers believe a delayed decision is most likely due to federal budget pressures, as well as delays to

The delivery of the first two Boeing Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to the RAAF, scheduled for November 24, has been postponed at the eleventh hour. The two aircraft arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown on November 20, one coming in from being on display at the recent Dubai Airshow. Media who were scheduled to attend the handover

The Army formally has signed over its three King Air 350s, which were operated by 173 Squadron, to the RAAF. 16 Brigade (Aviation) Commander Brigadier Shayne Elder and Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mark Binskin signed the aircraft handover documents at RAAF Townsville on November 20. “The new fleet of King Airs can provide

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