Australian Aviation

First international deployment for RAAF Rhinos The RAAF has completed the first international deployment of its new F/A-18F Super Hornet, sending six jets to Malaysia to take part in Exercise Bersama Shield 2011. Held over May 2-13 over and off the Malaysian peninsula, Bersama Shield (BS2011) marked the 40th anniversary of the Five Power Defence

The loss of a CH-47D Chinook in Afghanistan on May 30 with the tragic death of LT Marcus Case was a real set back for Army. The crash left A15-102 in such a bad state that it was deemed to be not recoverable, and the order came to destroy the machine’s remains on site. Thankfully

Embraer has released its commercial and executive aircraft delivery figures for the second quarter of 2011. A total of 25 commercial and 23 executive jet deliveries were made in Q2, with the Embraer 190 and Phenom series of aircraft leading their respective categories. For the company’s commercial division, a total of 17 E-190s, five E-195s,

A new type of C-130 Hercules simulator is set give aircraft loadmasters exposure to realistic combat environments, with the RAAF’s introduction of the Hercules Observer Trainer (HOT) on June 29. Originally developed by Defence Research and Development Canada, the approximately $1 million HOT system will provide 37SQN C-130 loadmasters based at RAAF Richmond with a

10 Years Ago • Delta Air Lines operated its final Lockheed TriStar flight on July 31 when N728DA Delta Belle operated a service from Orlando to Atlanta. The airline was the last major operator of the TriStar and at its peak had 56 of the type in service. The last aircraft will be donated to

United Airlines frequent flyer Tom Stuker has become the first passenger to earn a record 10 million frequent flyer miles, after a trip from Los Angeles to Chicago on July 9. Stuker, a Chicago-based automotive sales consultant, has logged a total of 5962 United flights since 1982, including over 200 roundtrips to Australia and nearly