Boom break, paperwork issues delay KC-30 A missed delivery deadline and then a broken boom during a routine pilot currency flight have thrown the spotlight on the RAAF’s delayed KC-30 tanker program. Airbus Military failed to deliver a KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to the RAAF by the end of 2010, despite the company
Air NZ’s 777-300ER era arrives Now former Air New Zealand GM long haul airline Ed Sims is not one to make bold claims, so when he says that the airline’s new cabin makeover rolled out on its first new 338-seat Boeing 777-300ER in December “is the most significant advance in comfort for economy passengers since
Air Marshal Mark Binskin, Chief of Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force celebrates its 90th anniversary in March, although military flying in Australia dates back closer to 100 years following the formation of the Central Flying School (CFS) in October 1912. Then in 1914 the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was established as a corps
Is China entering the ‘5th gen’ fighter club? The recent appearance and subsequent first flight of what appears to be a Chinese fifth generation combat aircraft has raised many more questions than it has answered. Grainy images of the aircraft, quickly dubbed J-XX or J-20 by western observers in the absence of an official designation,
Perth-based carriers Skywest and Network Aviation have both announced major tie-ups with the nation’s big two airlines in what appears to be a major shakeup of both the charter and scheduled regional markets. The first tie-up came on December 13 with Qantas announcing that it had reached an agreement to acquire resource charter specialist Network
Is the 787 finally clear of turbulence? As the 2011 Avalon Air Show gets underway Qantas should have been thrilling the crowd with a low level fly-by of its first 787-9 and the 32nd 787 delivered to the airline but instead it is grappling with the fallout from the 7th delay announced in the program