Valé Dennis Newton We were very sorry to learn of the death on 30 September of our friend and colleague Dennis Newton. One of Australia’s best military aviation historians and author of several books on mainly RAAF subjects, Dennis suffered a heart attack which claimed his life. Dennis had a long association with Stewart Wilson […]
Certification paves the way for entry-into-service this year as planned MONTREAL, 24 September 2019 Bombardier announced today that its two latest additions to the Global family, the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, have been awarded Transport Canada Type Certification, paving the way for entry-into-service this year. Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
Toulouse, 5 September 2019 – ATR Media Release Regional carrier will renew fleet with latest generation of market-leading turboprop Tunisair Express and ATR, the world’s number one regional aircraft manufacturer, today confirm a firm order for three ATR 72-600s. The aircraft will renew Tunisair Express’s regional fleet and supply essential connectivity, both domestically and internationally. […]
Media release 28 August 2019 WOW Jet Racing Due to popular demand, Jet Racing is set to return for the International Airshow, having made its New Zealand Airshow debut at Wanaka in 2014. Featuring pilots from Australia, New Zealand and the United States, wowing the crowd with precision flying around a tight race track at […]
Media Release 26.08.2019 First PC-24 Super Versatile Jet Flies in South America First PC-24 enters service in South America In a ceremony at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd, the first PC-24 to enter service in South America was delivered to Chilean customer Ignacio del Rio. The Super Versatile Jet flies under Chilean registry. It was the […]
Media Release 21.08.2019 Swedish Air Ambulance Acquires Six Pilatus PC-24s After a long period of intensive and very professionally conducted negotiations, the “Kommunalförbundet Svenskt Ambulansflyg” (KSA) has opted for six Pilatus PC-24s in a fully equipped air ambulance configuration. These PC-24s will provide aeromedical care across Sweden from 2021. KSA is a national organisation formed, […]
Make Temora your destination this Father’s Day weekend. Aero Australia readers know the Temora Aviation Museum is one of our favourite places to visit. We enjoy the museum and all it has brought to Temora over the years of its operation. We will be attending the Father’s Day Aircraft Showcase and would love to see […]
9 August 2019 Sunshine Coast Airport reaches new heights with 5.7% passenger growth Sunshine Coast Airport’s status as Australia’s fastest growing airport has been reflected in its annual results with 5.7% passenger growth to a record 1,263,731 passengers for the 2018/19 financial year (see Figure 1). The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics once […]
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 24, 2019 The F-35 Joint Program Office, U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have started integrating the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) on to Air Force F-35As in the fleet. Leveraging a rapid, agile development, test and contracting approach, the joint government and industry team successfully fielded the […]
MONTREAL, 29 March 2019 Bombardier announced today that it delivered its first European-based Global 7500 aircraft to long-time Bombardier customer, Niki Lauda, as production and completions of the award-winning business jet continue to ramp up as planned. Bombardier is on track to deliver between 15 and 20 Global 7500 aircraft in 2019. “We are thrilled […]
