Year: 2023

Regional Australian and South Pacific airlines will collaborate more closely after the Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) invited the Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA) to become an affiliate member.

The F-35A Lightning II is a jack of all trades and a master of them all – a Swiss army knife aircraft that defines itself as a fighter but can take on almost any mission conceivable.

An ATSB report into the incident in November last year at Fortnum in WA’s Murchison region revealed how the blade struck matting laid over the top of the gravel apron. 

Personnel from RAAF No. 11 Squadron and their five squadron counterparts took part in the Exercise Albatross AusIndo, one of three annual training exercises the RAAF conducts with the Indonesian Air Force.

Though an initial review has not found any safety issues from airspace arrangements, CASA has called for pilots and operators to give feedback as part of a broader investigation. CASA’s review is separate to an ongoing ATSB investigation into the crash, expected to finish in the second half of next year, but the authority will cooperate with the ATSB as part of its work.

Australian Aviation presents the best photos of the EA-18G Growler, the achingly cool aircraft designed to fly over enemy bases and jam their defences.