Tiger Airways Holdings, the listed parent company of Tiger Airways, has reversed its loss from last year to record a S$28.2m (A$23m) profit for the financial year ended March 31. The profit came on a 29 per cent growth in revenue to S$486.2m (A$398m), driven by a 54 per cent increase in passengers as well
The RAAF’s first A330 MRTT (KC-30A) tanker currently undergoing certification testing in Spain has successfully ‘buddy’ refuelled the second RAAF KC-30A in flight. The milestone demonstrates the type’s flexibility to conduct long endurance and long range refuelling as well as its ability to pass fuel to and receive fuel from other large aircraft. The two
F-35A development aircraft AF-01 and AF-02 have flown from Lockheed Martin’s Forth Worth factory in Texas nonstop to Edwards AFB in California to commence flight test operations with the USAF. The two aircraft are the first of eight to be eventually based at Edwards for propulsion, aerial refuelling, logistical support, weapons integration and flight envelope
London’s airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick, were forced to close for six hours on May 17 due to new ash clouds from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano. The new ash clouds have also forced airport closures in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands, including Amsterdam-Schiphol and Rotterdam airports, which is expected to have a major knock-on effect
The US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ceded to Pentagon advice and Congressional support and has approved a multi-year buy of 124 F/A-18E/F/G Super Hornets for the US Navy. The contract, expected to be awarded in the near future, will reportedly see the aircraft acquired for at least 10 per cent less per unit, or
Airservices Australia and the RAAF have signed a Joint Operational Concept to develop and implement harmonised civil and military air traffic management systems, which also promises to save millions of dollars. Under the agreement, the two organisations will align procurement processes on a range of air navigation and air traffic control systems to replace ageing
