The World of Aviation

Briton Paul Bonhomme has taken out the 2009 Red Bull Air Race after winning the final round of the Race in Barcelona, while Australian rookie Matt Hall finished his first championship in third place. Bonhomme secured the championship from Austrian Hannes Arch after winning the round, with compatriot Nigel Lamb coming second while German rookie

Strategic Airlines has applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for a ruling which would allow it to start Brisbane-Denpasar services. According to its submission to the commission, which is dated September 29, Strategic requests the transfer of capacity held by OzJet, which it has acquired from that airline’s administrator as well as an

The ADF has mobilised a number of aircraft to support earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Samoa and Indonesia. On October 1, a C-17 departed RAAF Richmond for Samoa carrying ADF aero-medical evacuation teams, rescue equipment and emergency supplies, followed later that day by a C-130 flight. Chief of Joint Operations Command, Lieutenant General Mark

Air Niugini has ordered two Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft and optioned two to add to its fleet of previous model Dash 8 turboprops. “The Q400 NextGen aircraft follows in the footsteps of a long line of robust and reliable de Havilland and Bombardier turboprops that have served our airline very well over the years,” said

Hawker Beechcraft Company has announced that it is taking pre-orders for an upgrade package on the Beechcraft 1900D Airliner which will be available from the third quarter of 2010. The upgrade allows for the replacement of legacy avionics with a Rockwell Collins ProLine 21 Integrated Display System which helps to reduce weight and increase reliability.

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has won an engineering excellence award in the resource development category from the Queensland Division of Engineers Australia for its work in supporting the RAAF’s fleet of F-111 strike aircraft. The award recognises Boeing’s best practices in supporting the aircraft since the 1990s, particularly through the Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) and