The World of Aviation

Clear skies and Australia’s rugged outback have greeted the arrival of Qantas’s fourth Boeing 787-9, which features a special indigenous livery inspired by the work of artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye. The aircraft, VH-ZND, departed Boeing’s final assembly line at Everett a little after 2100 (local time) on Wednesday. Some 15 and a half hours and

The United States Navy has awarded Boeing a US$73m (A$94m) contract to begin extending the service lives of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. The service life modification (SLM) upgrade is a key element of the emerging Super Hornet Block III enhancement package, and will see the aircraft’s airframe life extended from 6,000 hours to more

Embraer’s E190-E2 regional jet has received certification from authorities in Brazil, Europe and the United States, paving the way for first delivery to Scandinavia-based carrier Wideroe. The aircraft received its type certificate from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety

Welcome to our first ‘Throwback Thursday’ feature article from a past edition of Australian Aviation. Here in this March 2008 issue story we look at the ADF’s role in providing disaster relief in the wake of PNG’s devastating Cyclone Guba.  The first major South Pacific cyclone of the 2007/08 season developed out of a tropical

the first Airbus A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range) aircraft emerged from the manufacturer’s final assembly line at Toulouse yesterday

In a potential thaw in relations between the Canadian government and Boeing, Canada’s Public Works and Government Services agency has approved the US aerospace giant as a potential bidder for its long-overdue CF-18 Hornet replacement fighter program. The program has been delayed several times after the Canadian government put on hold its commitment to the