Australian Aviation

Air arms and supporting forces from seven countries will participate in the largest air exercise to be held in Australia, Exercise Pitch Black from August 1. The action will be centred on RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal in the Northern territory, and will include elements from Australia, the US, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, the UAE,

The annual Australian Airports Association National Conference and exhibition will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 23-27 2014. The AAA expects more than 600 delegates to visit the conference to hear speakers drawn from senior leadership roles across industry and government. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

The massive momentum of commercial orders built up in the first two days of the Farnborough Airshow has begun to wind down, with just a comparative trickle of orders announced on day three. Airbus A350 This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please

Bombardier has used the Farnborough Airshow to launch a new cargo-passenger combi configuration of its Q400 NextGen regional turboprop airliner. The company says the cargo-passenger combi Q400 is available in various configurations, including one which offers a combination of up to 4,000kg of cargo capacity and 50 passengers with 32 inch pitch seats. This content

Rolls-Royce announced at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow that it has successfully run the higher-thrust version of the Trent XWB. Designed for the stretched Airbus A350-1000, the 97,000lb-thrust Trent XWB-97 offers higher thrust settings for the larger aircraft which is due to enter service in 2017. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome

Raytheon and Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen have announced at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow they have signed an agreement to jointly develop the anti-ship Joint Strike Missile (JSM). A development of Kongsberg’s land and ship-launched Naval Strike Missile (NSM), the JSM is designed to be air-launched against surface targets and is small enough to be carried inside