The World of Aviation

French Dassault Rafales, Indian Sukhoi Su-30s and Thai Saab Gripens are among the foreign aircraft to have deployed to the Northern Territory for the Royal Australian Air Force’s major multinational large-force employment exercise Pitch Black, which kicked off on Friday. The 2018 edition of Exercise Pitch Black features up to 4,000 personnel and up to

Airbus has reaffirmed its full year guidance of 800 aircraft deliveries in calendar 2018 as it works to overcome engine production issues that have hampered its A320neo narrowbody program so far in the current year. The unchanged outlook was included in the Airbus financial results presentation for the first half of calendar 2018 handed down

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has cited rising fuel prices for a sharp drop in profit for the three months to June 30 2018.

Report examines why Australia has yet to graduate a female fighter jet pilot In almost a quarter century since the Australian Defence Force fully opened the cockpit door, women have piloted C-130s, C-17s and Black Hawk helicopters and more. But they have yet to crack the big one, to become fully qualified fast jet pilots.

Boeing has reaffirmed its target of 810 to 815 commercial aircraft deliveries for calendar 2018. The company says it is also continuing to work towards an entry-into-service (EIS) date of 2025 for its proposed new mid-market airplane (NMA).
The delivery guidance and outlook for the NMA was included in the company’s financial results for the three months to June 30 2018 handed down on Wednesday (US time).
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Airservices Australia says its trial of a new, advanced satellite navigation system have shown impressive results. In January 2017, the Commonwealth announced a two-year project to trial a Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), which uses space-based and ground-based aids to support the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and promises navigational accuracy to less than 10