Australian Aviation

Luxembourg national airline Luxair has been named as a previously unidentified customer for four Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops and four options, the order for which was placed in mid August. Luxair already operates five Q400s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please

Iraq has made the initial payments for 18 Lockheed Martin F-16C fighters, the first step in rebuilding that country’s fast jet combat capability after almost a decade of war. The aircraft will be Block 50/52 variants, and the sale is valued at about US$3 billion. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome

The first Boeing P-8I for the Indian Navy made its first flight on September 28. The two hour, 31 minute test flight took off from Renton and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle, and saw the aircraft reach an altitude of 41,000ft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue

The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) has cleared Airservices Australia’s revised long term pricing agreement for air traffic control services, clearing the new pricing regime to take effect from October 1. The ACCC had rejected Airservices’ earlier pricing proposal on the grounds that the air traffic control service provide would over-recover its costs. This

The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program successfully completed its Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with the USAF on August 24. The IBR was attended by senior USAF program officials, and validated the program’s technical scope and set milestones for the design and development phase. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue

BAE Systems has submitted a bid to the Japanese government offering the Eurofighter Typhoon for the F-X requirement to replace Japan’s fleet of about 90 F-4EJ and RF-4EJs in the air defence role. Led by BAE Systems, the bid is supported by the UK government, the Eurofighter consortium, and the Sumitomo Corporation. This content is