The Royal Australian Air Force’s No 37 Squadron celebrated a significant milestone yesterday, recognising 70 years since its formation. Established on 15 July 1943 at RAAF Base Laverton as an air transport unit, 37SQN flies tactical airlift missions with a fleet of 12 C-130Js from RAAF Base Richmond. Commanding Officer of 37SQN, Wing Commander Darren
Air Berlin has become the latest element of Virgin Australia’s virtual international airline network, with the two airlines announcing a reciprocal codesharing and frequent flyer agreement. From August 1, assuming regulatory approval, Virgin Australia will codeshare on airberlin’s daily direct Airbus A330-200 services from Abu Dhabi to Berlin and Dusseldorf, while airberlin will codeshare on
Northrop Grumman’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator has completed its first arrested landing on an aircraft carrier, landing aboard the USS George H W Bush, which was under way off the coast of Virginia, on July 10. After the X-47B took off from NAS Patuxent River, the X-47B was controlled by a mission
A CASA-led taskforce has cautioned that the lack of use of ADS-B in the rapidly-growing Western Australia aviation sector could see the imposition of restrictive measures if aircraft operators do not accelerate the fitment of ADS-B avionics. The taskforce, established by CASA in 2011 comprising the Department of Infrastructure, Airservices and Defence to conduct a
Vegas 500 Air Tours has taken delivery of a G8 Airvan for use on its scenic air tours of the Grand Canyon. The company said the Airvan was ideal given its high wing configuration and large windows, which it said makes the aircraft “the ideal viewing platform”. The Airvan joins a Cessna Caravan for regular
Malaysia Airlines is to reintroduce flights between Darwin and Kuala Lumpur from November 1 after nearly 10 years’ absence from the market. Five flights a week will be operated using a two-class 737-800 each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Malaysian’s return comes amid a surge of airlines making their way back to the Northern Territory,
