The World of Aviation

The Department of Defence has issued a request for information (RFI) for the replacement of the Australian Army’s Airbus EC665 Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH).

Alliance Aviation Services says it has bought five Fokker 100s, as well as spare engines, parts and tooling, from Switzerland-based Helvetic Airways.

Embraer’s E195-E2 regional jet will visit Australia as part of a two-month global demonstration tour that will take in countries in the Asia Pacific.

Boeing says it delivered 90 aircraft in the second quarter of calendar 2019, a 39 per cent reduction compared with the first quarter of the year.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered inspections be carried out on 25 Airbus A380s after inspections found cracks in the wings.

The United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued British Airways a £183.39 million fine after the personal data of half a million customers was compromised in 2018.