AgustaWestland is pushing ahead with its AW609, transitioning its efforts from design and testing towards attaining FAA type certification for the world’s first civil tiltrotor AgustaWestland joined the 609 program in 1998 when it bought out Boeing’s share in the project. “We got together with Bell Helicopter to do certain elements of the program such

Investment in new gliders and facilities pays dividends for Australian Air Force Cadets Under cloudy skies, a group of Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) rolls an ASK-21 Mi glider, VH-NQS, out onto Runway 35 at Bathurst Regional Airport. Once in position, a cable attached to the Piper Pawnee PA-25 a short distance in front is

The Wedgetail has matured to become the West’s ‘go to’ AEW&C of choice No one even remotely connected with the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail needs to be reminded of the aircraft’s drawn-out, plagued introduction to service with the RAAF’s 2SQN. Intended to loiter the battlespace, the Wedgetail instead haunted the infamous Department of Defence Projects of

When Airbus in late April celebrated the tenth anniversary of the first flight of its ground-breaking very large A380 there was no shortage of rhetoric from the European manufacturer. “The plane became an overnight sensation as a global audience of millions watched in awe…since then, passengers go out of their way to fly it, while