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Airbus Australia Pacific secures Tiger ARH contract extension
/ | 8 Comments on Airbus Australia Pacific secures Tiger ARH contract extensionAirbus Australia Pacific has won a five-year through-life-support contract extension for the Australian Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Tiger.
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Growing Growler: keeping the EA-18G at the forefront of electronic attack
/ | 4 Comments on Growing Growler: keeping the EA-18G at the forefront of electronic attackThis feature story from the March 2019 edition of Australian Aviation by Gerard Frawley looks at advancements in the EA-18G Growler capabilities.
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Qantas to start seasonal Sydney-Sapporo service in time for Christmas
/ | 8 Comments on Qantas to start seasonal Sydney-Sapporo service in time for ChristmasQantas says it will add a third Japanese city to its international network in December when it begins seasonal nonstop flights between Sydney and Sapporo.
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RAAF receives first Dassault Falcon 7X
/ | 7 Comments on RAAF receives first Dassault Falcon 7XThe Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the first of three leased Dassault Falcon 7X business jets to replace the Bombardier Challenger CL-604 jets operated by 34SQN in Canberra as VIP special purpose aircraft (SPA).
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Cessna wing repairs catches pilot short on fuel
/A Cessna 172M ran out of fuel and made a forced landing into scrubland because the pilot hadn’t realised new wings had reduced fuel capacity, the ATSB says.
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Canberra Airport to extend taxiway
/ | 2 Comments on Canberra Airport to extend taxiwayCanberra Airport is extending one of its taxiways to streamline arrivals and make it safer for aircraft to move about on the airfield.
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