Australian Aviation

The first Airbus A380 for Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines has made its first flight from Toulouse. The aircraft, wearing Skymark colours on its tail but otherwise painted in primer, will fly to Hamburg for cabin fit-out and painting, before delivery later this year. Skymark will be the first Japanese carrier to operate the A380, and

The USAF has taken delivery of the first production lot of Lockheed Martin JASSM-ER missiles. The JASSM-ER is a longer range version of the 400km range JASSM which is in service with the USAF and RAAF. Using the same mould line as the JASSM the –ER has a repackaged warhead and engine module which allows more

PAL boss’s move to operate airports A Philippines liquor tycoon and executives from Britain’s air traffic management provider NATS (National Air Traffic Services) may appear strange bedfellows but it seems that’s not the case. Apparently Ramon S Ang, president of Philippine Airlines (PAL), which is controlled by his San Miguel brewery empire, and NATS officials

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Virgin Atlantic introduces Google Glass Despite Virgin Atlantic’s imminent final departure from Sydney, the elder Virgin sister airline is still a trendsetter. Ideas tested out on Virgin Atlantic are transferred to Virgin America and Virgin Australia (and, to an extent, vice versa), which is why so much has been made of Virgin Atlantic’s introduction of

Boeing says it will now close its C-17 Globemaster III production line at Long Beach in Los Angeles in mid-2015 instead of the previously announced “late-2015” due to a slight reduction in orders. The company says the three-month “adjustment” is based on “current market trends and the timing of expected orders.” This content is available