The World of Aviation

A C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter and 44 personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will participate in Exercise Mhanuu 2017 in New Caledonia until November 24. The exercise involves rehearsing regional humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) scenarios, Defence stated. The C-27J from 35 Squadron at RAAF Base Richmond will be operating in coordination

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says Samoa’s newly established airline ensures the country will be able to determine its own destiny. Samoa Airways’ maiden flight took off on November 14, when a leased Boeing 737-800 I-NEOS departed Apia as OL731 bound for Auckland. The airline is offering six weekly flights on the Apia-Auckland route and

Boeing has secured a long-sought after order from Emirates Airline for a fleet of new widebody aircraft, with the Dubai-based carrier putting pen to paper for 40 787-10s. The commitment from Emirates to purchase the 787-10 is a big win for Boeing, given the Gulf carrier had picked the Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 previously but

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the fatal helicopter accident at Hobart Airport on November 7 which tragically claimed the life of prominent Australian helicopter industry veteran Roger Corbin. Corbin, a highly experienced pilot and managing director of Hobart-based RotorLift Aviation, and 33-year-old student pilot John Osborne were conducting a training sortie in

The Board of the Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) has appointed Paul Tyrrell as its inaugural chief executive, enabling the association to escalate its proactive development to promote the Australian helicopter industry. The AHIA said Tyrrell, a former Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) chief executive, would bring a wealth of in-depth aviation knowledge and

Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft to the US Navy at Point Mugu. The company is expected to deliver the second operational aircraft later this year, and maintainers will prepare these aircraft for deployment to Guam, which is scheduled for next year. “This aircraft represents the beginning of a new