The World of Aviation

Australia will spend $50.1 million over the next four years to boost security at 64 regional airports. The funding commitment, which covers new and upgraded screening technologies and associated infrastructure, was outlined in the 2018/19 federal budget published on Tuesday night. The budget papers also showed a further $28.3 million would be spent over the

Blue skies, fair winds and moderate temperatures set the scene for the annual Wings Over Illawarra airshow on May 5-6. With the Roulettes roaring overhead to open the show, a fantastic crowd was treated to a diverse range of performances from civil and military aircraft alike. Across the ages from the Boeing Stearman through to

Brisbane-based training organisation Aviation Australia has launched two unmanned aircraft training programs, a remote pilot course and a maintenance training program. Later this month a partnership with Remote Aviation Australia is set to deliver a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) course. Those who successfully complete the Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot – Visual Line

Perth has welcomed the first scheduled Boeing 787-10 passenger service to Australia, with the arrival of Singapore Airlines flight SQ223 on Monday afternoon. Operated by 787-10 9V-SCA, SQ223 touched down at Perth a little after 1430 local time, at the end of its five-hour journey from Singapore. The aircraft was on the ground for about

Acquisition of a new unmanned aircraft to replace Army’s Shadow 200 is under way with the Defence’s LAND 129 Phase 3 project office issuing a call for information on Australian industry skills in the “tactical UAS [TUAS] space”. Background information provided with the survey shows a requirement to replace the Shadow 200 from the mid-2020s, with

Virgin Australia Airbus A330-200 VH-XFG has made a quick visit to Townsville, operating as VA9001 and carrying equipment and artists for a music festival.