The World of Aviation

French company Helisim has unveiled its new NH 90 simulator at the Eurocopter facility in Marignane in France. The new simulator will be used by French and Australian pilots first. It is the model upon which manufacturer Thales will base the two simulators ordered by the Australian Army for its MRH 90 fleet. Helisim is

The Global Hawk high altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV is still very much on the cards for the RAAF despite the unmanned element of the Air 7000 AP-3C Orion replacement program being pushed back earlier this year in favour of the manned replacement. Speaking in an interview with The Australian last week, Chief of Air

Airservices has announced it will begin introducing GBAS (Ground Based Augmentation System) into service at Australian airports from late 2009, starting with Sydney. Honeywell’s SmartPath Precision Landing System recently became the world’s first GBAS to achieve certification by the US FAA, and was developed with assistance from Airservices. GBAS improves the accuracy of aircraft positioning

Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has named current company director Bill Grant as its chairman. Grant will replace interim chairman John Ward, and has over 40 years’ experience in property development, local government and project management.

Mexicana will be inducted into the oneworld alliance on November 10, boosting the alliance’s presence in Latin America. Mexicana Click and MexicanaLink will also be accepted as affiliate members.

Turkish all-cargo operator MNG Airlines has ordered two additional Airbus A330-200Fs on top of the two it ordered in 2007. Assembly of the first A330-200F is complete, with first flight expected in the coming weeks ahead of service entry in the northern summer of 2010.