Australian Aviation

10 Years Ago • BAE Systems announced on April 3 the first official launch order for the RJX program, with Druk Air-Royal Bhutan Airlines ordering two Avro RJX-85s. They will enter service in November 2001 and January 2002. • Lockheed Martin delivered the 4000th F-16 Fighting Falcon, 0103, at Fort Worth, Texas, on April 28.

Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin have announced a teaming agreement to jointly bid for the US Navy’s revived VXX presidential helicopter program. Under the agreement Sikorsky would act as prime contractor, offering its H-92 medium lift helicopter, while Lockheed Martin would act as major subsystems integrator and supplier. Under the original VXX program, cancelled last June

A strengthened eruption from the Eyaffjalljokull volcano in Iceland which has created a new ash cloud could hamper efforts in Europe to reopen some airports and resume flights. Despite noting the strengthened eruption, UK air navigation provider NATS issued a statement on April 19 noting that some airports in the UK were planned to open

When the flight school closes for the day has the instructor really gone off duty? That question was put to the test in a well publicised case in New Zealand in 2008. What took place there and the message that it sent out is applicable to any flight school in the world. This content is

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair have released their joint operating statistics for March, showing an appreciable rise in both passenger and freight traffic for the month. Passenger numbers increased by six per cent over the month to 2.22 million, while load factor increased to 85.7 per cent, a rise of 6.6 percentage points as capacity fell

The RAAF has said it will review the use of the Salt Ash weapons range just north of Williamtown after responses to its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) draft Public Environment Report expressed concern over its continuing use and the affect of jet noise on the nearby communities of Medowie and Oyster Cove. “The Department of