The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has completed its inaugural flight equipped with a new radar system, following its first flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland on April 16. The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) stated that the flight marking the start of sensor testing activities was conducted
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson has become the first Australian to qualify as an F-35A Lightning II pilot. SQNLDR Jackson concluded his training with a final mission at Eglin Air Force Base on April 23, after his initial flight in the aircraft on March 17 made him the first Australian to
Townsville Airport has secured its first international route two months after the federal government agreed to support passenger processing at the North Queensland gateway. Qantas’s low-cost subsidiary Jetstar will fly three times a week between Townsville and Bali (Denpasar) with Airbus A320s from September, the airport said on Friday. Townsville Airport said chief operating officer
Specialist divers from the NSW Police Force and Australian Federal Police have conducted a fresh survey of the Pel-Air corporate jet that was ditched off the coast of Norfolk Island in 2009 as part of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s (ATSB) new investigation into the crash. The ATSB said on Friday the underwater survey was
Air New Zealand has chosen the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engine for its order of 13 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft due for delivery from 2017. The geared turbofan engines will be maintained at the Christchurch Engine Centre, a joint-venture between Air NZ and Pratt & Whitney that was established 15 years ago and
Almost half of all Australians are keen to take to the skies through a career in aviation, with jobs at Virgin Australia and Qantas among the most sought after, a survey says. Virgin was named the nation’s most attractive employer at the Ranstad Awards in Sydney on Thursday, with half of those surveyed saying they
