The World of Aviation

The RAAF has taken delivery of its first Raytheon AGM-154C Joint StandOff Weapon (JSOW C) for its F/A-18F Super Hornet fleet which starts to enter service next year. The JSOW C is a precision guided land attack glide weapon with a range of more than 130km. Its seeker is a terminal infrared seeker slaved to

Viva Macau is reportedly planning to start flights from Macau to either Brisbane, Melbourne or the Gold Coast as it adds a third Boeing 767 leased from AWAS. Viva currently operates three services per week to Sydney.

Airservices Australia announced on October 2 that 24 new recruits for the Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service graduated from its Learning Academy in Melbourne. The new firefighters will join over 700 ARFF officers around the nation.

Westralia Airports Corporation, operator of Perth Airport, announced on October 1 that it has secured the necessary financing to proceed with its terminal expansion plans. The funds comprise of a $740 million debt facility backed by a syndicate of local and international banks, as well as a further $142 million from WAC’s shareholders. “Completion of

Perth based Maroomba Airlines has been awarded a contract to operate the WA section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Hawker 800XP emergency medical jet, which will be launched in November. “Maroomba Airlines won the hotly-contested tender to provide jet services to the Royal Flying Doctor Service following a rigorous tender process,” said RFDS Director

Airbus has welcomed the approval by ASTM International of a new standard for the use of 50 per cent blends of synthetic jet fuel made from biomass, coal or natural gas (known as xTL) in commercial aviation. “This breakthrough paves the way for a 100 per cent xTL blend made entirely from bio feedstock, such