Australian Aviation

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has posted a fall in net profit for the 2009 fiscal year as a result of lower margins and a reduction in commercial aircraft deliveries. Net profit for the year reached US$248.5m (A$269.7m), which was down 36 per cent, as earnings before interest and tax decreased by 37.5 per cent to US$335.6m

The US DoD has nominated Vice Admiral David Venlet to replace Maj Gen David Heinz as the head of the JSF Program Office (JPO). A former F-14 radar intercept officer (RIO) and pilot, A-4 adversary pilot and test pilot, Venlet is a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient after shooting down a Libyan Su-22 in the 1980s.

Brisbane Airport has recorded growth of 4.2 per cent in total passenger numbers during February, which it says points towards a stronger year ahead. The airport recorded a 4.9 per cent growth in domestic passengers, taking it past the one million passenger mark for the month. International traffic also showed solid growth of 2.2 per

Jandakot Airport has received approval for its 2009 master plan, which sets out investments of $60 million in new infrastructure for the airport. The new plan approval includes the addition of a fourth runway and associated taxiways, safety improvements to training areas, general aviation facilities and multi-use hangars. It also contains commitments that all commercial

Cessna has announced that the Citation CJ4 has received FAA type certification, clearing the way for the first deliveries of the type to commence later this year. The CJ4, which is the largest of the CJ series, has been certified for single pilot operation and shares a common type rating with other CJs. The final

Reports out of JSF partner nation Denmark this week suggest that country may be wavering in its support of the F-35 program and is perhaps leaning towards ordering the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet instead. Danish broadcaster DR has reported that cost increases and program delays meant the Danish Defence Command was longer considering the F-35