Australian Aviation

EADS North America has conducted the first flight of its second of three AAS-72X demonstrators at its Grand Prairie facility in Texas. The machine, a derivative of the EC145, is being prepared for the US Army’s Armed Aerial Scout program, and is equipped with a mission equipment package integrated by Lockheed Martin, EADS NA’s partner

The ATSB has launched an investigation into a breakdown of separation incident between a Qantas 767-300 and what is reported to be a Virgin Blue 737-700 near Melbourne on December 5. “The two aircraft were tracking on the same route when separation reduced to 1.9nm horizontally and 300ft vertically,” the ATSB website reads. “Separation standards

A Tasair Piper Navajo carrying Tasmanian Primary Industries Minister Byran Green has made a wheels up landing on King Island. “It took a long time to stop,” Minister Green told the Tasmanian Mercury. “There was a big bang and the two propellers stopped very suddenly. There was a bit of slewing around and then it

New life for the C-5 The USAF’s program to significantly upgrade its Lockheed C-5 Galaxy fleet is well advanced with the commencement of full rate production and delivery of the first production example. The program is being completed in two phases and will see C-5A, B and C models receive modern cockpits, new engines and

Combating loss of control in flight The loss of a commercial airliner is a devastating event that the world still struggles to come to terms with. While statistics tell us that such an accident is a rare occurrence in modern aviation, the sight of a charred fuselage is no less distressing. One of the major

Singapore Airlines will next year employ its growing Airbus A380 fleet on services to Los Angeles. The airline will commence A380 services to the US west coast via Tokyo after it receives its 12th A380 which is expected to be delivered in February, replacing 375-seat 747-400s on the route. This content is available exclusively to