Australian Aviation

Argentine domestic carrier Austral Líneas Aéreas has firmed up an order for 20 E-190ARs. Embraer originally announced the agreement in May 2009, and listed the order as ‘undisclosed’ until the airline fulfilled several requirements, which have since been finalised. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest

Gambling on the Australian market With the recent launch of new services to Melbourne, Viva Macau is showing that it is planning to go the distance in the Australian market. Beginning its first services in December 2006, the Macau based carrier has been able to successfully carve out a niche as a low cost carrier

Fokker Services has developed a retrofit LED cabin lighting system for Boeing 737s, which are more reliable and require less maintenance than the existing TL system. “Fokker Services has already extensive experience with LED lighting on VIP aircraft and we can develop this modification for virtually any commercial airliner”, says Erik Goedhart, Fokker’s vice president

Victoria’s DC-10 aerial tanker trial Following the disastrous Victorian ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires in February 2009, the Victorian state government called in a new weapon to fight what was forecast to be another extreme fire season in 2009/10. Fortunately the extreme conditions predicted didn’t eventuate, but the 10-Tanker Air Carrier DC-10 Very Large Aerial Tanker (VLAT)

Australian Red Bull Air Race pilot Matt Hall burst onto the international arena in 2009 to finish third in the competition’s overall standings in his ‘rookie’ year. With the 2010 season set to commence in Abu Dhabi, the former RAAF fighter pilot has a new aircraft, a new team and the benefit of experience. Red

Tip of the spear Nearly two dozen Hornets and Hawks launch from Williamtown into the gathering darkness, the noise and the Hornets’ glowing afterburners piercing the sky as the final wave of flying in ECADEX 09 gets underway. This night wave of flying sees Hornets from 75 Squadron (visiting from RAAF Tindal) and 76 Squadron