Australia

AMSL conducted the first flight of a full-scale battery-electric prototype of the Vertiia in February.

Australian electric propulsion startup Kite Magnetics has opened its Green Aviation Test Facility in Melbourne.

Most of the work will be in the airport's domestic terminal, and computed tomography tech will be installed to comply with government security regulations.

The global approach to MRO of the F-35 needs to be a model for other weapons as the Pentagon looks to co-develop and co-produce critical systems, the DOD says.

Boeing and Brisbane-based Ferra Engineering have agreed to extend their JDAM wing kit partnership through 2028.

The decision follows Australia’s competition regulator announcing its formal opposition to the proposed tie-up between Qantas and Alliance in April 2023.

Australian companies Insitu Pacific and Innovaero say they are developing "an integrated solution for a long-range strike capability using UAS."

Virgin Australia has recorded its first annual net profit in 11 years.

SkyTeam alliance member China Eastern Airlines is increasing connectivity to Auckland, Singapore, and Sydney.

Australia’s Canberra Airport Group plans to invest in Vast Solar with an eye to using the renewable-energy technology to produce SAF.

Bonza operates three Boeing 737 MAXs with a fourth as an operational spare.

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Lockheed Martin has been selected to deliver the Air6500 phase 1 project, which will develop a sovereign joint air battle management system from Australia.

The Australian Defense Department will spend more than $2 billion on Tomahawk, AARGM-ER, Spike, additional HIMARS and PrSM to boost its missile capabilities.

Australia’s competition regulator has given final approval for the extension of the partnership between Qantas and Emirates.

The report was jointly produced by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and Boeing amid a growing acceleration of SAF in Australia.

New Zealand's temporary flight ban on the NH90s was spurred by the devastating July 28 crash of its Australian counterpart.

The U.S and Australian governments have agreed to advance cooperation on Australia's Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise.

The Australian Defense Department has confirmed that it will be refreshing its Hercules fleet.

The Australian Defense Department and quantum technologies company Q-CTRL have agreed to develop quantum sensors for air and maritime applications.

The Boeing 737-based aircraft will be deployed to Germany for six months starting in October.

Aviation accounts for about 1% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, most of them from medium- and long-haul flights.

The grant supports an A$12.8 million project to develop, flight test and certify the conversion of the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion.

The Qantas Group is due to add more aircraft to its operational fleet next month as the airline continues to rebuild its international network.

The council's major theme will be the development of a local SAF industry, including issues such as production, refining, transport, and logistics.