Australian Aviation

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has grounded Australia’s fleet of 30 Dromader M-18A aircraft following the fatal crash of Dromader VH-TZJ during firebombing activities west of Ulladulla on the NSW South Coast last month, which the ATSB has found resulted from the aircraft’s wing separating in flight. “The grounding is to allow work to continue

Airservices Australia has announced plans to open four new Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) services at Gladstone, Queensland, Newman, Western Australia and Ballina and Coffs Harbour in New South Wales by the end 0f 2014. The need for ARFF services at these locations is being driven by increased traffic from growing fly-in/fly-out mine charter

Enthusiast Paul Daw captured the moment of demise for former Qantas and National Jet Systems BAe 146-200A VH-YAD at Adelaide  on November 2. YAD made its last revenue flight in May 2011 after accumulating total flight hours of 39,047.81 and total cycles of 37,306. The aircraft was flown to Adelaide where it was placed into storage

RAAF key to withdrawal of Australian forces from Afghanistan After 13 years of war in Afghanistan, the task of withdrawing Australian and Coalition combat forces out of the theatre and transitioning towards the international follow-on Operation Resolute Support post-2014 is a mammoth one, and one in which the RAAF is front and centre. The Air

787-9 takes to the air Newest member of the 787 family starts flight testing Boeing’s first 787-9 took off from Everett on September 17 for a five-hour test flight, during which the aircraft reached an altitude of 20,400ft and a speed of 250kt. Air New Zealand, as the first customer for the 787-9, with 10

After taking delivery of the 200th GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Hawker Pacific has begun a regional demonstration tour of the aircraft across the ASEAN region. Starting in Singapore last week, Hawker Pacific will showcase the GA8 in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and IndoChina. It is hoped the aircraft will appeal to the region’s tourism, utility and private markets.