Hawker Pacific has signed a contract with the Defence Material Organisation to supply and support King Air 350s which will be used as an interim replacement for the reently retiring Caribou tactical transport fleet. The turnkey lease and support contract will see the provision of eight modified King Airs for the RAAF Air Lift Group,
Boeing has delivered the first 777-300ER for lessor Guggenheim Aviation Partners, which has leased the aircraft to Korean Air, making it the 25th 777 for the airline. Guggenheim is also scheduled to take delivery of five additional 777s.
The US Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency have certificated the turbocharged Gippsland Aeronautics GA8-TC 320 Airvan. Several GA8-TC 320 Airvans have already been delivered to customers in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, while one is already in Europe where it will shortly be registered in France to skydive operator ChuteXtrem.
Victoria’s coalition leader Ted Ballieu announced on November 7 that the state would launch a bid to host the Australian leg of the Red Bull Air Race from 2013. The Coalition government is preparing a proposal which would see the Air Race held in Geelong over the southwest corner of Corio Bay, with key vantage
The Victorian government is issuing a tender to lease a Boeing 747 or DC-10 water bombing aircraft for the summer as part of plans to head off a repeat of the devastating fires experienced in the previous fire season. “Large aircraft that can carry up to eight times the water or retardant of smaller firefighting
Boeing says it has successfully completed testing of the counter-measures dispenser system (CMDS) for the RAAF’s Wedgetail AEW&C project. The tests were conducted in September and October off the coast of Seattle and comprised 19 flights and the dispensing of more than 500 chaff and flare packages from the aircraft. Flight tests were conducted at
