Australian Aviation

Hawaiian Airlines has ordered one additional Airbus A330-200, taking its commitments for the type to 10, comprised of seven ordered and three leased aircraft. Hawaiian also has options on a further five A330s, while it has also ordered six A350-800s, which will be delivered from 2017.

Flying Australia’s Antarctic Airlink A319 to the ice Eighty-one years ago a ski-equipped black Lockheed Vega took off from the sea ice on the Antarctic Peninsula on the first flight over the frozen continent. Its pilot, the then famous Australian adventurer Sir Hubert Wilkins, could never have imagined that one day a passenger jet would

EADS has confirmed that it has reached an ‘in principle’ deal with development partner nations on future funding for the troubled A400M airlifter program, although it has stressed that some details still need to be worked out. The announcement will see partner governments contribute an additional €3.5bn (A$5.25bn) to the program, €2bn ($A3bn) of which

Program Manager New Air Combat Capability – AVM John Harvey With Australia committing to an initial buy of 14 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters last November as a prelude to an eventual buy of up to 100 aircraft, the New Air Combat Capability (NACC) office under the leadership of AVM John Harvey is ramping up its

Enstrom has received in quick succession orders from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force and the Royal Thai Army  for a total of 46 Enstrom 480Bs for use as pilot trainers. Thailand announced an order for 16 of the five-seat turbine 480Bs on March 4, while a day later Japan placed an order for 30.

Westralia Airports Corporation, which operates Perth Airport, has received approval for a Major Development Plan, clearing the way for work to start on its new intrastate terminal, Terminal WA. The $136 million terminal, which will be located adjacent to the current international terminal, will cater for charter and regional flights operating within Western Australia, particularly