Australian Aviation

Australia is acquiring the UK Bay class amphibious ship, RFA Largs Bay, to alleviate a rapid decline in Navy amphibious lift capability. The Largs Bay (L3006) has been slated for disposal from the RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) after just four years of service, following severe cutbacks across the UK armed forces implemented after last year’s

Has the Airbus A320neo stolen a march? Airbus’s decision to bring forward the planned entry into service of its A320neo (new engine option) between six and 12 months to October 2015 has raised the temperature in the hotly contested single aisle market, and has left its competitors – particularly Boeing and Bombardier – with ground

Qantas’s new, more restrictive domestic checked baggage policy came into effect on June 1. The changes for allowances on Qantas and QantasLink domestic services are now as follows (excluding QantasLink flights to/from Lord Howe Island, Olympic Dam and Mount Hotham): This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the

An A320 delivered on June 1 was British Airways’s 100th single-aisle Airbus aircraft. BA has taken delivery of two A318s, 33 A319s, 48 A320s and 16 A321s since it first became an Airbus operator (via predecessor airline British Caledonian) in 1988. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading

Airservices Australia has signed a contract with Saab to trial remote tower technology (RTT) at Alice Springs from late 2012. The Alice Springs remote tower will be controlled from Adelaide, 1500km to the south, with Airservices Australia acting general manager Air Traffic Control, Mark Rodwell, confident that the evaluation of the new technology will give

CAE Australia has been awarded a contract to provide aircrew training and simulator maintenance and support services for the RAAF’s incoming KC-30A tankers. Under contract to Airbus Military, CAE has designed and built the KC-30’s full-flight and mission simulator, plus a KC-30 air refuelling officer part-task trainer and a CAE Simfinity integrated procedures trainer. These