Australian Aviation

F-35’s first live fire air-to-air missile launch AIM-120 fired at target drone F-35A test aircraft AF-6 has launched an AIM-120 missile against an aerial target drone, the first live-fire launch of an air-to-air missile for the Joint Strike Fighter program. “I think it is hard to overstate the importance of planning. JOHN BORGHETTI P4 This

The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) has awarded Australian Helicopters its first dedicated aerial firefighting contract with a three-year agreement to provide fire response and support services to the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS). Australian Helicopters will provide two AS350BA aircraft over the fire season for air attack supervision. “The two aircraft will play

The Takeovers Panel won’t stand in they way of Virgin Australia’s $350 million rights raising, the government body announced on Tuesday. The Takeovers Panel considered the issue after a request from shareholder activist Stephen Mayne who had protested to the Virgin Australia board that retail shareholders should be able to apply for an unlimited number

Please share your opinions to help navigate us to a better Australian Aviation We’re really invested in making Australian Aviation as good as it possibly can be. I know that can sound like empty corporate rhetoric, but I’d argue that our record over the last few years backs that up, from the magazine redesign at

Australian Aviation‘s managing editor & publisher Gerard Frawley was announced as Aviation Journalist of the Year for 2013 at the National Aviation Press Club’s award ceremony in Sydney on Friday night. Frawley’s award capped off a big night for Australian Aviation. He also won Aviation Feature Article of the Year for his ‘Seismic Shift’ story

Moore-Wilton wonders who’s been smokin’ what Scott says: The situation at KSA is a world-class disgrace, that’s before we get to a new airport or using Richmond as a stitched up, secondhand, retread option. DB says: The capacity issue is very real. Relaxing the fringe times will make a small difference but it will not