Australian Aviation

Lockheed Martin’s US$5. 8bn (A$6. 6bn) AGM‑158A JASSM (Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile) program appears to be getting back on track after a reported recent successful test flight, the first following a program suspension in May 2007. Four failed test flights in early 2007, including three tests which impacted more than 30 metres from

Tiger Airways Australia takes off The headline writers and commentators had a field day with the launch of Tiger Airways’s Australian domestic services in November with feline cliches abounding as Tiger’s CEO Tony Davis and arch rival Jetstar’s CEO Alan Joyce traded marketing barbs. While the media focused on comparisons with Impulse and Compass I

Aviation under a Labor government It’s a rare event, a change in federal government. A new minister responsible for aviation, and a new aviation policy, hold out promise of new directions for Australia’s aviation industry. It’s fair to say that after over 11 years of the former Coalition government’s light handed, almost hands-off approach to

Qantas has mapped out its future aircraft fleet with its recent order for up to 188 narrowbody aircraft for Qantas mainline and Jetstar. The November 14 announcement that the Qantas Group would acquire up to 188 Airbus A320s and A321s and Boeing 737-800s means the Group now has outstanding orders and commitments (including options) for

Dubai Airshow News Dubai Re-ignites Orders Race Middle Eastern Airlines and Lessors Have Used the 2007 Dubai Airshow Which Ran From November 11 to 15 to Announce Massive Orders for Commercial Airliners From Airbus and Boeing. This Year’s Airshow Saw Firm Orders Signed for More Than 200 Aircraft Plus a Similar Number of Options, as

In NOTAM last issue I noted that at the time of writing – about 10 days before the federal election – that the Labor Party had not released an aviation policy. There was always the danger in highlighting that fact that something would be released before the election was held, and so it came to