Australian Aviation

Ec135 Demonstrated To Defence Australian Aerospace demonstrated the Eurocopter EC135, its contender for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project, to Defence officials in Nowra and Canberra in late November. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and

When I was five years old, I attended my first airshow at Canberra’s Fairbairn AFB with my Dad. I don’t remember many specifics about that day, but one thing that stands out clearly in my mind is, as we were leaving along a dirt access road which ran perpendicular to the northern end of the

Kim Hammonds has been named chief information officer (CIO) and vice president of Boeing’s Information Technology organisation. Hammonds, formerly vice president of Boeing Information Technology Infrastructure organisation, will replace John Hinshaw, who will be moving on to be vice president and general manager of Boeing’s new Information Solutions division in Boeing Defense, Space & Security.  Hammonds’

Embraer has received regulatory approval for Garmin’s new Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) on its Phenom 300 executive jet, becoming the first light executive jet to offer the cockpit feature, after Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), the US’s FAA and Europe’s EASA gave their approval. The SVT recreates a visual topographic landscape from the

ARINC Engineering Services has a secured US$63.7 million contract to modernise five Indonesian air force (TNI-AU) C-130B transport aircraft. TNI-AU awarded ARINC the contract in December after a competitive bidding process. ARINC’s upgrade program includes “structural and electronic modifications” to the 30 year old C-130B airframes. Selected subcontractors will also be involved in the modernisation

Sukhoi has released its first official photos of the Superjet SSJ100-95LR in the colours of launch customer Aeroflot, which plans to order as many as 40 of the 100-seat class twin-engine airliner. Sukhoi says it has booked a total of 150 firm orders for the jet, which is due to enter service in 2012. This content is available exclusively to Australian