Category: Civil Aviation

Prime contractor Cobham Aviation Services has selected Sentient’s Kestrel Maritime ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) system for fitment to the four Challenger 604 search-and-rescue aircraft it will operate for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, giving the aircraft an “unprecedented” ability to visually detect and track objects and people in the water. All four Challengers will mount three

After years of delays, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has delivered its first ARJ21-700 regional jet to launch customer Chengdu Airlines. The low-cost carrier received the aircraft, registration B-3321, at a special ceremony in Chengdu Shuangliu Airport on Sunday November 29 (local time), where it received a traditional water cannon salute after landing from Shanghai.

Adelaide-based Central Operations of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has taken delivery of the first of five new Pilatus PC-12 aeromedical aircraft. The $7 million aircraft has been described as a “flying intensive care unit” with its new-technology emergency medical equipment. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

The first test aircraft of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet program, Japan’s first domestically-produced commercial passenger jetliner in five decades, took off from Nagoya Airport a little after 0930 local time on Wednesday. Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation said the aircraft “confirmed its basic characteristics and functionality in ascent, descent and turning in airspace off the Pacific coast”