Rockwell GPS For RAAF The Department of Defence has signed a $20m contract with Rockwell Australia to supply Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment for the RAAF’s Boeing 707, HS.748 and C-130H Hercules transport aircraft. Rockwell will be responsible for the design and integration of the GPS modification with other onboard navigation systems and for spares

Pw4090 Certificated The 90,000lb (403kN) thrust Pratt & Whitney PW4090 turbofan has been granted both type and production certificates by the US FAA. The most powerful member of the PW4000 family is now cleared for flight testing aboard the Boeing 777 and entry to service on increased gross weight versions of the aircraft in March

Yakovlev Bids For Fokker Russian design bureau Yakovlev has offered $US216m to purchase the assets of Fokker with funding coming from a consortium of Western banks and guaranteed by the Russian Government. The deal has Russian Government approval but is still subject to various checks before it can proceed. Yakovlev’s vice president, Mr Arkady Gurtovoi,

Regulatory Review A Breath Of Fresh Air In all the years that this magazine has been in existence, the single common thread of continuity is the ongoing, and usually justified, industry disenchantment with those who are our regulators. The old DCA plodded along without too much argument in the good ol’ days when a technological