Year: 2015

Business jet manufacturer Beechcraft has launched upgraded avionics and cabin interiors for its range of King Air turboprops. The company made the announcement at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva on Monday (European time). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Construction work on road changes as part of Sydney Airport’s new ground transport infrastructure at its two domestic terminals has begun. The project, which received Federal Government approval in March 2015, includes a multi-level ground transport interchange for Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 – which handle domestic flights – creating more space for public buses, coaches

Airservices and Recreation Flying Australia have awarded 10 young men and women a $2,500 Giving Young Flyers Training Support scholarship to help them complete their flight training. The recipients of the scholarship were chosen based on their commitment to aviation, aptitude for flying and financial need, Airservices said in a statement. This content is available

Jaryd Wetzel’s dream of joining the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and flying F-35s has been given a boost after the first-year Swinburne University of Technology student was awarded the Sir Reginald Ansett scholarship for aviation. The scholarship will provide Wetzel with $30,000 over three years towards his Bachelor of Aviation degree at the university.

Australia’s first F-35A Lightning II pilot, Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, has flown a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A for the first time at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona on May 15. “My focus is on representing the RAAF as a valuable partner in the F-35 enterprise,” SQNLDR Jackson told the 56th Fighter Wing

Behind Matt Hall’s smile is the unmistakable determination needed to reach the top Eight hundredths of a second – it sounds like a camera shutter speed. It was actually the miniscule margin that prevented Matt Hall from winning the opening Red Bull Air Race (RBAR) for 2015. It’s a blink, a hair’s breadth and it