Australian Aviation

The UK government and its industry partner Ascent Flight Training (a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and VT) have released an RFI for the UK’s multi-service Military Flying Training System (MFTS) program. The RFI seeks a 25 year flying training solution covering fixed wing, rotary wing and rear crew training requirements, with a reported preference

Hars Takes Delivery Of C-54 (Dc-4) December 21 was a significant day for the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) when it took delivery of Douglas C-54 (DC-4) VH-PAF at its Albion Park, NSW, base. The arrival of the big Douglas airliner was the end of a one and a half year interstate restoration by HARS

10 Years Ago • The UK Department of Trade and Industry said on March 13 it will offer aid in the form of a £530 million repayable loan to BAE Systems to assist in the development of the Airbus A3XX. Airbus has estimated development costs of the A3XX at about US$12 billion. Wings for the

Russia’s long-awaited answer to the F-22 Raptor, the Sukhoi T-50, made its first flight on January 29 from Sukhoi/KnAAPO’s Komsomolsk-on-Amur facility in Siberia’s far east. The T-50 is the prototype of the next generation PAK-FA (Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Frontovoi Aviatsy, or Future Frontline Aircraft System) under development for Russia to replace the Su-27/Su-30 Flanker series

In the wake of the demise of yet another General Aviation flight school, one wonders what the future holds for the private pilot in Australia. Not the commercial candidates eyeing a career amongst the flight levels, but the pleasure pilots who populate the skies on fine days below 5,000 feet. The way ahead may well

Parliament has passed new laws which will strengthen screening arrangements for air cargo, in line with the Aviation White Paper released last year. Under the changes parcels and other freight will be security checked and certified earlier in the supply chain, before they are consolidated. This will replace the practice of aircraft operators conducting security