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The RAAF’s 77SQN (classic Hornets) and 2SQN (Wedgetail) have begun intensive workup efforts ahead of deploying to Nellis AFB, Nevada, for exercise Red Flag 14-1 later this month. “Aircrew from 77 Squadron yesterday [Thursday 2 January 2014] commenced a week of ‘workup’ training in the F/A-18 Hornet simulator at RAAF Base Williamtown before taking to

EADS’s rebranding as ‘Airbus Group’ took effect on January 1 under CEO Tom Enders’ strategy to unite the disparate divisions of the European aerospace and defence company into a single entity with a common branding and identity. Under the rebrand the Airbus Group now comprises three divisions, Airbus – focusing on commercial aircraft, Airbus Defence

Singapore Airlines’ regional subsidiary SilkAir is adding a fifth weekly service on the Singapore-Darwin route from June 5. SilkAir began operating its currently four times weekly schedule to Darwin in March 2012. The flights are codeshared by Virgin Australia. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source

Emirates Airline has signed a contract for the 50 additional Airbus A380s it announced it was acquiring at the Dubai Airshow last month. “The A380 is our flagship aircraft. It is popular with our customers and delivers results for us in terms of operational performance,” Emirates Airline president Tim Clark, who was in Toulouse to

Some 135 Brindabella Airlines staff are facing a grim Christmas after they were formally retrenched on Monday after administrators KordaMentha were unable to find a buyer for the failed regional airline. “What we can’t do is give staff false hope, we’ve got to be realistic and there’s no point in prolonging the inevitable,” KordaMentha executive

Cathay Pacific has become the first Asian airline to order Boeing’s newly launched 777X, placing an order for 21 777X-9s on Friday. “The 777-9X promises us improved payload range capability and reduced operating costs, in addition to a significant reduction in environmental emissions,” said John Slosar, chief executive of Cathay Pacific Airways. “We think it