The RAAF enters the UAV era with Heron lease After a rapid 8 month project lead up, the Defence commenced operations with its new Israeli Aircraft Industries Heron I unmanned aerial system in Afghanistan in January. The project represents the first time the RAAF has operated an unmanned aerial vehicle in other than a trial,

Heir to the throne of the skies Long known as the Queen of the Skies, the latest in the line of aviation royalty took to the skies in Washington State only one day short of the 41st anniversary of the first 747-100 test flight. The first 747-8 Freighter, MSN RC501 and registered N747EX flight made

While its falling profit grabbed the headlines, equally interesting was Qantas’s revelation of a $400 million plan to reconfigure its longhaul aircraft to better meet demand for its Business and Premium Economy classes. The airline will be reconfiguring its fleet of A380s and 747-400s, including in some cases removing First Class, adding more Economy and

Commercial Boeing to close Bankstown facility in 2012 Boeing is to consolidate its Australian manufacturing operations at Fisherman’s Bend in Melbourne, leading to the closing of its Bankstown operations in 2012, resulting in some redundancies. The company says that the decision to close the Bankstown site was driven by the exit from loss-making third-party work