Marc Joel Atrero

The RAAF took ‘initial delivery’ of two Boeing Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft at a ceremony at RAAF Williamtown on November 26. The ceremony was attended by Chief of Air Force AIRMSHL Mark Binskin; the DMO’s AEW&C program manager, AVM Chris Deeble; Boeing’s AEW&C program vice president Maureen Doherty; AIRCDRE Jim Brown, the Commander of the RAAF’s

Boeing’s 787 takes to the skies Boeing’s oft-delayed 787 Dreamliner took off on its first flight at approximately 10:27am local time on December 15 (approximately 5:27am December 16 AEDST) from Paine Field, Everett. Over 10,000 Boeing employees and members of the public watched the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powered ZA001, accompanied by two Boeing owned T-33

Defence Minister Senator John Faulkner announced that Australia has committed to buy a first batch of 14 Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) and associated training and support infrastructure for the RAAF at an estimated cost of $3.2 billion, after cabinet’s National Security Committee granted second pass approval for the purchase on November 24.

The livery, which Boeing says saves time and expense compared to the full Boeing house colours (and is similar to that on 787 test aircraft ZA005), features a white fuselage with blue accents, an oversized figure ‘8’ on the tail and ‘747-8’ on the belly. After flight test this aircraft will be refurbished and repainted

It’s is not every day that the Australian government commits to buy a new fighter, so November 25’s announcement by Defence Minister John Faulkner that the acquisition of an initial 14 F-35 JSFs for the RAAF was hugely significant. It was a momentous day, perhaps somewhat muted by the fact that it was eight years

The A380 in service with Qantas & SIA With just over a year in service, Qantas’s flagship A380 fleet is proving to be popular on its key London and Los Angeles routes, while October 25 saw the second anniversary of the aircraft entering service with Singapore Airlines. Both carriers have been operating their aircraft against