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AuthorRAAF Super Hornets conduct Harpoon trial flights
May 9, 2014 7 commentThe F/A-18Fs of the RAAF’s 82WG based at Amberley have been conducting trial flights with Boeing AGM-84J Harpoon anti-surface warfare (ASuW) missiles in recent weeks. The trials are part of the development of systems, procedures and training to employ the Harpoon with a full operational clearance, and are based on those used by the US
Read moreUSMC deploys first RQ-21A UAS
May 8, 2014 0 commentThe USMC has made the first operational deployment of its new Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned system. The deployment is being made by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2 which is based at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina to the Middle East area of operations for ISR ground support missions. This content is available exclusively
Read moreS-92 chosen as next US presidential helo
May 8, 2014 9 commentThe Sikorsky S-92 has been named as the US Navy’s Presidential Helicopters Replacement Program (VXX) winner. Sikorsky was the sole bidder for the program, and has been awarded a US$1.24bn (A$1.32bn) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to deliver two VH-92 development aircraft in 2018, and four operational evaluation aircraft. This content is available exclusively
Read moreJoyce outlines Qantas job cuts and fleet plans
May 8, 2014 18 commentQantas CEO Alan Joyce has told the Macquarie Australia Conference in Sydney that the airline is on track to achieve $800 million in savings by June 2015, and the planned $2 billion in savings by early 2017. The airline will have reduced its full-time employee numbers by 2,200 by the end of June this year,
Read moreWomen in Aviation/Aerospace 2014 Summit dates announced
May 8, 2014 0 commentThe Women in Aviation/Aerospace Australia (WA/AA) national summit 2014 will be held on Friday October 17 at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. The summit aims to promote the issue of gender diversity and the participation of women within the aviation and aerospace sector in Australia, and the program will provide a network for women
Read moreNew Tigerair CEO on the way after losses mount
May 8, 2014 7 commentSingapore-based Tigerair is to have a new CEO after reporting a net loss of SG$223m (A$191m) in the year to March 31, a five-fold increase over the previous corresponding period. As a consequence, the budget airline, which is 40 per cent owned by Singapore Airlines, has moved to replace CEO Koay Peng Yen – who
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