The World of Aviation

The first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft for the RAAF has been rolled out in a ceremony at Boeing’s St Louis facility on Wednesday. The aircraft, A46-301, had already made its first flight on July 13, but was formally presented in front of RAAF and US Navy representatives, Boeing employees and the Governor of Missouri,

Investigators are on their way to Reunion Island off the coast of Africa to analyse a piece of aircraft debris that could be from missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370. The piece of debris, which measures about two metres long and appears to be part of an aircraft wing, was spotted on a beach on

Australia’s aerial firefighting community will shortly gather in Albury for the first in what is hoped to be an annual conference. The Aerial Application Association of Australia (AAAA) is hosting the conference, to be held over two days on August 4-5, to discuss better and safer ways to keep residents and property safe during the

Jetstar says it will deploy Boeing 787-8 widebodies across the Tasman for seven weeks over the busy summer holidays. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier says the Dreamliner is scheduled to fly on Mondays on the Melbourne-Auckland and Auckland-Sydney routes from the middle of December 2015 to the end of January 2016. Jetstar, which took delivery of

Australian Airports Association (AAA) chairman Stephen Goodwin will step down in October after five years in the role. The AAA said in a statement on Thursday Goodwin, who is general manager of operations at Brisbane Airport, has decided not to stand for re-election when his current term expired. He will remain on the board as

The seventh Boeing C-17A Globemaster for the RAAF arrived on delivery at Amberley on Wednesday. Australia’s acquisition of two additional C-17s, taking the fleet to eight, was confirmed in April, and A41-213’s arrival at RAAF Base Amberley marks the fastest delivery of an Australian C-17, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said in statement. The eighth aircraft is due to be