Australian Aviation

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has directed Brindabella Airlines conduct maintenance reviews on another six of its aircraft. The aircraft may not be flown until the maintenance reviews are completed and CASA has given approval for their return to service. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered its first F-35 centre fuselage to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin at a ceremony held at TAI’s facilities in Ankara, Turkey. It is the first F-35 centre fuselage manufactured by TAI as an international manufacturing partner and subcontractor to Northrop Grumman on the F-35 program. This content is available exclusively

Two EC225s delivered yesterday are the initial Eurocopter-built aircraft in the portfolio of Waypoint Leasing, a leading global helicopter leasing company. Waypoint has signed an agreement to provide the aircraft to Avincis Group’s subsidiary, Bond Helicopters Australia, to use for offshore crew change missions. The EC225 handovers to Waypoint Leasing occurred at Eurocopter’s Marignane, France

Jetstar has become the first airline to operate a flight to the Sunshine Coast using the airport’s new Smart Tracking Technology, or Required Navigation Performance (RNP), which guides aircraft along precise flight paths using flight management systems and GPS. Jetstar chief pilot Mark Rindfleish said inclement weather around the Sunshine Coast Airport traditionally caused up

RAAF C-17s and C-130s critical to Afghan ‘retrograde’ Nostos is a Greek word meaning ‘homecoming’ and is fittingly being used as the name of the operation to ‘retrograde’ Australian equipment and personnel out of Afghanistan as part of the drawdown of combat forces and the transition to Operation Resolute Support. The length of the 13-year

Australian Nic Adams has won fourth place in GE’s global 3D Printing Design Quests and is the only Australian among the eight winners from nearly 700 entries across 56 countries. The competition challenged innovators to redesign the loading brackets found on jet engines using 3D printing, aimed towards reduced engine weight and fuel consumption. This