The World of Aviation

Alenia Aeronáutica delivered the last of three C-27Js to the Air Force of the Lithuanian Republic on October 21. The first two aircraft, delivered in December 2006 and December 2008, have seen regular service in Afghanistan as part of NATO’s commitment to the war on terror.

Qantas unveiled a new Socceroos decal on one of its Boeing 747-400s in a ceremony at Melbourne Airport on October 22, ahead of the Socceroos FIFA World Cup campaign in South Africa next year. “This aircraft will be flying across Australia and around the globe, showing the support that Australia has for its football team,”

The RAAF’s first KC-30 tanker has successfully performed its first “wet contact” inflight refuelling using its ARBS boom, passing fuel to two Portuguese air force F-16s on October 21. The flight lasted four hours and 30 minutes, during which a total of 13 contacts were performed, with more than 1.5 tonnes of fuel being transferred,

A team of 20 pilots and support crew are preparing to ‘fly’ a Boeing 747-400 simulator around the world in November to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section. The World Flight Australia team will takeoff on their virtual flight from Sydney on Monday November 2 and will visit 44 cities

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation provided an update on its Beechcraft AT-6 light attack aircraft program at the NBAA Convention in Orlando on October 20. The company has been flying an AT-6 demonstrator version of its T-6 advanced trainer with a view to selling the aircraft to the US and other countries as an economical light attack/counter

Denmark’s Defence Minister, Soren Gade, has announced that a major fighter order planned for this year will be deferred because the country has failed to come to a decision on the successful bidder. Denmark currently operates 62 F-16AMs which it bought in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and will choose between the Lockheed Martin