First Australian component for the first Australian F-35 handed over

October 5, 2012 0 comment

MARKING A MILESTONE Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager of F-35 integration presents Michael Ramsay, chairman of the board of Lovitt Technologies with a plaque to commemorate the delivery of the first Australian-manufactured part for the first Australian F-35. First Australian component for the first Australian F-35 handed over On Wednesday August 24

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In the drink

October 4, 2012 0 comment

CASA, ATSB credibility takes on water in wake of Westwind ditching report Late at night on November 18 2009, an air ambulance flight from Apia, Samoa approached Norfolk Island amidst a ferocious storm. With visibility almost nil and fuel running low, the six-passenger Westwind VH-NGA circled the island as the crew desperately searched for the

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Issue 298: To The Rescue?

October 4, 2012 0 comment

For the last 65 years Qantas has plied the Kangaroo Route to London via Asia. Signalling that traditional thinking no longer applies, Qantas is adapting its international model to emulate the tremendously successful Middle East hub strategy, turning its back on British Airways and hubbing through Singapore to form a new service agreement and with

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Go for Growler

October 3, 2012 0 comment

$1.5bn EA-18G conversion approved Minister for Defence Stephen Smith formally announced the RAAF’s acquisition of the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare capability in mid-August. The decision to convert the 12 pre-wired RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets had been floated in mid-2011, and was eventually included in the 2012 Defence Capability Plan, under project AIR 5349 Phase 3.

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News Desk

October 2, 2012 0 comment

Commercial boeing opens third 787 assembly line; in no hurry on 787-10 This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on this device. If you check this box before you

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If You Can’t Beat ’Em

October 1, 2012 0 comment

The announcement and signing of the historic alliance agreement between Qantas and Emirates represents a seismic shift in the dynamics of the Australian airline market, both from the customer and the airline business perspectives. e announcement appears both a win-win for Qantas as a business and for Qantas’s customers, and also an admission of defeat

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